A parent applied for a study permit with children included as accompanying family members. The approval and passport request (PPR) came for the parent only, prompting panic about whether the kids needed separate visitor-visa applications.
- This is normal sequencing, not a mistake. Members consistently reported the principal applicant's visa comes first and family members' PPRs follow within days to weeks.
- Expect a possible additional document request for the children - one member got a request for the kids' birth certificates a few days after their own PPR, and the children received PPR shortly after.
- Including family in the study-permit application (rather than filing separate visitor visas) worked for others in the thread - same approach, kids approved days later.
- If nothing arrives after a few weeks, then follow up - but the default is simply to wait for the follow-on letters.