The second stage is the Application for Permanent Residence. However, the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) visa office only proceeds to the second stage if a sponsor is assessed as eligible and meets the requirements in the first stage – sponsorship application.
Even though the two (2) stages have certain different documents and sponsorship application forms, all these documents and forms must be submitted at the same time.
Thus, to make a family sponsorship application, the whole application package containing sponsorship application and application for permanent residence must be submitted together.
