IEC 2014 Stage 2 Thread - All Stage 2 questions here!

GrumPy · 25-03-2014 7:00pm

Is there a video guide for this form? *IMM 5707E*. Maybe I have Monday brain, but it's not that obvious to me how-to fill it in. :pac: (Also, the DOB field doesn't seem big enough)

Also, do I have to actually print and sign it?

Nevermind, looks like it's OK not sign this to confirm you have no spouse.

goingitalone · 25-03-2014 7:04pm

GrumPy wrote: »

Is there a video guide for this form? *IMM 5707E*. Maybe I have Monday brain, but it's not that obvious to me how-to fill it in. :pac:

Also, do I have to actually print and sign it?

yeah your name and there etc i think really the acompaning box is there for other people but cant hurt to tick yes for you
nope just date it no need to print and sign

danii1990 · 25-03-2014 7:06pm

For those of you that are keeping track:
WTN:1519
Paid and uploaded docs on friday 14th at 8.30am
Got confirmation of payment on sunday 16th
Got my CAL at 1pm on thursday 20th
Submitted mycic application saturday 21st
And got my POE this morning.

I printed the family form, signed it and scanned it
The other form i just dated it.
I also just scanned in a passport photo and resized it.
Hope this helps someone

eenm · 25-03-2014 7:06pm

GrumPy wrote: »

Is there a video guide for this form? *IMM 5707E*. Maybe I have Monday brain, but it's not that obvious to me how-to fill it in. :pac: (Also, the DOB field doesn't seem big enough)

Also, do I have to actually print and sign it?

Nevermind, looks like it's OK not sign this to confirm you have no spouse.

www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/work.asp

guest124 · 25-03-2014 7:45pm

I get to join the cool kids on the stage 2 thread! Be prepared for lots of questions lol

ckgirl · 25-03-2014 7:47pm

guest124 wrote: »

I get to join the cool kids on the stage 2 thread! Be prepared for lots of questions lol

me too - yeah!

GrumPy · 25-03-2014 7:50pm

That www.epassportphoto.com website is a pain, dimensions are grand, but resolution/file size is too small every time. I tried a few different pictures.
My advice to anyone, get a friend/ family member to take a picture with your phone of you against a neutral background, edit size with GIMP, export to jpeg, and it'll be the correct photo size andfile size.

guest124 · 25-03-2014 8:06pm

GrumPy wrote: »

That www.epassportphoto.com website is a pain, dimensions are grand, but resolution/file size is too small every time. I tried a few different pictures.
My advice to anyone, get a friend/ family member to take a picture with your phone of you against a neutral background, edit size with GIMP, export to jpeg, and it'll be the correct photo size andfile size.

I'm not going to look at mycic until tomorrow but I was thinking of taking photo off camera and using this http://www.idphoto4you.com ??

Delira · 25-03-2014 8:46pm

eenm wrote: »

www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/work.asp

(c) Print, sign and date the form.
(d) For best results:
- print on white, bond-quality, non-glossy paper and
- use a laser printer.
(e) Place the barcode page on top of your package. If you have more than one package, place a separate barcode page on each one.

You must submit your application to the Canadian visa office or Visa Application Center (VAC) responsible for your area. Consult the relevant visa office or its website regarding accepted methods of submitting applications (for example, general mail, in person, by courier etc.)

FIY This info from your link seems to apply to people sending the application physically by post to the embassy, which obvs Irish participants dont do. It only mentions printing the whole application, says nothing about scanning.

Just want to reassure people who didn't print, sign and scan that their application will be fine!

ravingitup · 25-03-2014 9:49pm

I know I'm probably asking the obvious, but for the two forms - do you need to print them off and upload them or can you simply fill them out electronically, save them to your desktop and upload them? I'm confused by the instructions on the website and on here.

EI-DOR · 25-03-2014 10:26pm

I know I'm probably asking the obvious, but for the two forms - do you need to print them off and upload them or can you simply fill them out electronically, save them to your desktop and upload them? I'm confused by the instructions on the website and on here.

I don't see anything confusing about the post above yours by Delira. No you don't print the forms of to sign them. Just download them to the computer, fill them out and re-upload them. You will be asked for a electronic signature before submitting the CIC part!

Kaizersoze81 · 25-03-2014 10:50pm

Just submitted cic application. Hopefully POE won't take too long

hopefully have it before round 2 opens and the staff get snowed under again.

ravingitup · 25-03-2014 10:57pm

EI-DOR wrote: »

I don't see anything confusing about the post above yours by Delira. No you don't print the forms of to sign them. Just download them to the computer, fill them out and re-upload them. You will be asked for a electronic signature before submitting the CIC part!

Thanks, EI. I must be suffering from an information overload resulting in my brain being fried or something. Thanks again.

parabol · 26-03-2014 9:48am

I got an e-mail yesterday evening to say "Your application has been updated...etc" but when I logged into my CIC account nothing had changed

It's still only the first message to say my application had been submitted. I don't know why they insist on playing with my emotions!

Toronto · 26-03-2014 11:13am

parabol wrote:

I got an e-mail yesterday evening to say "Your application has been updated...etc" but when I logged into my CIC account nothing had changed It's still only the first message to say my application had been submitted. I don't know why they insist on playing with my emotions!

Hah, I was the same, I got an email a few hours after submitting the application and thought "God, they process these quickly!". But it was just a confirmation email. Sigh. :P

parabol · 26-03-2014 11:19am

Toronto wrote: »

Hah, I was the same, I got an email a few hours after submitting the application and thought "God, they process these quickly!". But it was just a confirmation email. Sigh. :P

Ha! Yeah.. but I got my confirmation E-mail on Friday, same thing happened. Then they sent me an E-mail yesterday evening to say my account had been updated and nothing had changed in myCIC no new messages, nothing!! I am unimpressed and confused! Dammit Canada, just let me give you my taxes!!

Toronto · 26-03-2014 11:22am

parabol wrote:

Ha! Yeah.. but I got my confirmation E-mail on Friday, same thing happened. Then they sent me an E-mail yesterday evening to say my account had been updated and nothing had changed in myCIC no new messages, nothing!! I am unimpressed and confused! Dammit Canada, just let me give you my taxes!!

Oh, nothing on the website's changed to say "In progress" or that you need extra documents? That is strange.. Probably another of the many technical difficulties IEC have been experiencing lately!

parabol · 26-03-2014 11:28am

Toronto wrote: »

Oh, nothing on the website's changed to say "In progress" or that you need extra documents? That is strange.. Probably another of the many technical difficulties IEC have been experiencing lately!

Nope

Application Status Open
Review of medical results Not needed at this time
Review of submitted documents No additional documents are needed at this time
Scheduling an interview Not needed at this time
Review of biometric information Not needed at this time
A final decision has been reached Not Started

I would say so yes. I am not going to think about it too much and hope they get back to me (for real) in the next day or two. Imagine the stress of working in the CIC office.. gas craic.

jack157 · 26-03-2014 11:28am

How much is the fee

For the cic application that is.

goingitalone · 26-03-2014 11:46am

jack157 wrote: »

How much is the fee

For the cic application that is.

Nothing you already paid . It stays zero

jack157 · 26-03-2014 11:49am

goingitalone wrote: »

Nothing you already paid . It stays zero

You're a good soul.

Just to get fresh passport pics before i submit. Congrats to everyone who already got their poe

Lawra90 · 26-03-2014 4:32pm

Hey

Could anyone tell me if I need to upload a copy of an american visa I had from 2 years ago along with my passport info page? Or is it only if I lived there for over 6 months that I need to do that?

*was only there for 2 months but that visa is in my current passport..

NinetyOne · 26-03-2014 5:16pm

Lawra90 wrote: »

Hey Could anyone tell me if I need to upload a copy of an american visa I had from 2 years ago along with my passport info page? Or is it only if I lived there for over 6 months that I need to do that?

I would imagine that it is only if you have lived there for me than 6 months Lawra, that seems to be their threshold for whether or not you have to even mention being abroad.

Quick question for everyone else, completing the IMM1295e here, the UCI definitely remains blank if you have never previously applied, yes?

Thanks.

ravingitup · 26-03-2014 5:28pm

NinetyOne wrote: »

Quick question for everyone else, completing the IMM1295e here, the UCI definitely remains blank if you have never previously applied, yes?

Thanks.

Yes, the UCI remains blank if you're a first-timer, as far as I'm aware.

JnGL91 · 26-03-2014 5:39pm

Lawra90 wrote: »

Hey Could anyone tell me if I need to upload a copy of an american visa I had from 2 years ago along with my passport info page? Or is it only if I lived there for over 6 months that I need to do that?

*was only there for 2 months but that visa is in my current passport..

For the mycic, stage two, you scan the identification page and every page of your passport that has been stamped. (stage one (kompass) is just the identification page)

I have 15 pages of stamps and visas for different countries filled up in my passport, I scanned them all and then merged the PDFs to create one PDF, reduced it to a smaller size and then uploaded this.

MaggieRow747 · 26-03-2014 5:51pm

Hey has anyone had to do the medical check, just wondering does anyone no if it takes long to get ther cert or would they give it to you then and there :-)

EI-DOR · 26-03-2014 6:39pm

This was just posted on the ICAN fb page!

This from the Irish Canadian Immigration Center

IEC update for those applying from NI:

you should not be asked for a garda cert unless you have lived in the Republic. If asked by CIC, upload a letter of explanation. Tell them citizens of NI often hold Irish passports despite not living in the Republic. Ask them to check with the IEC before refusing you as this was an issue in 2013 that the IEC got corrected. Tell them the IEC is aware of this 'complication' again this year.

guest124 · 26-03-2014 8:15pm

So.... can we discuss the photo for a moment

what has everyone done for this? Especially the people with Poe letters!

I'm going to get passport photo taken at chemist on Saturday. Just scan and upload it? Or use one of them sites to make sure its right size, etc.?
Im not too worried about it cause it wont be cause for rejection but it's the one part of the application that's got me scratching my head!

Flutterby33 · 26-03-2014 8:31pm

Stage 2..woohoo!

So my new passport came yesterday, there was only a year left on the old one. Should I just change the passport no. in Kompass and apply with the new one or will applying to each stage with a different passport no. go against me? (seems obvious to go with the new one, but no harm in getting a second opinion)

EI-DOR · 26-03-2014 8:42pm

So my new passport came yesterday, there was only a year left on the old one. Should I just change the passport no. in Kompass and apply with the new one or will applying to each stage with a different passport no. go against me? (seems obvious to go with the new one, but no harm in getting a second opinion)

To be safe I would just finish the process with your old passport and then update the Kompass Account to your new one when you get the POE in hand!

Flutterby33 · 26-03-2014 8:46pm

EI-DOR wrote: »

To be safe I would just finish the process with your old passport and then update the Kompass Account to your new one when you get the POE in hand!

Thanks EI .Do you think they check the passport no. on their system though? because if they did they would see that it's not valid

EI-DOR · 26-03-2014 8:52pm

I'm sure they will!

''Your passport needs to be valid for your entire stay when you arrive at the port of entry in Canada.
However, to apply for the IEC your passport simply needs to be valid at the time you submit your application. If your passport is soon to run out, you can first submit your IEC application and then renew your passport but only after you have received your LOI (Letter of Introduction). You'll then need to contact them to let them know your passport details have changed. When you apply for the IEC don't mention that you're renewing your passport as this is not allowed. Wait until you've received the LOI, then apply for the new passport.''

Flutterby33 · 26-03-2014 8:59pm

EI-DOR wrote: »

I'm sure they will!

Hmm.. maybe this is very simple but I'm completely over-thinking it!
if I apply with the old one, they will check and see that it is not valid, if I apply with the new one they may have a problem with me applying to each stage with a different passport number.
Hindsight is wonderful.. I should have waited to renew it...

EI-DOR · 26-03-2014 9:05pm

Hmm.. maybe this is very simple but I'm completely over-thinking it!
if I apply with the old one, they will check and see that it is not valid, if I apply with the new one they may have a problem with me applying to each stage with a different passport number.
Hindsight is wonderful.. I should have waited to renew it...

As I said above finish the process with your old passport. It MAY cause problems updating it now. I believe if you update it before getting the CAL then you get into trouble. Wait until you get the POE and then update the passport number. You will need to take both passports to Canada when you go anyway!

Flutterby33 · 26-03-2014 9:12pm

Thanks a million!

Kaizersoze81 · 26-03-2014 9:52pm

anyone having trouble logging into cic account? Im definitely putting in the right details and its saying incorrect details

EI-DOR · 26-03-2014 10:11pm

Logging in fine for me!

Faith · 26-03-2014 11:03pm

Has anyone applied for UK police clearance? They practically want a stool sample signed by the president :mad:

EI-DOR · 26-03-2014 11:07pm

Has anyone applied for UK police clearance? They practically want a stool sample signed by the president

I have Faith. Should have mine in the post tomorrow or Friday. I applied via the ACRO!

tipperary ontario · 26-03-2014 11:10pm

My computer wont let me save my cal, anyone have any ideas on what i can do?

mushacles · 26-03-2014 11:21pm

GrumPy wrote: »

How strict are they about the photo?
My epassportphoto.com one that I generated was perfect dimensions, but the file size was less than 50kb, so I went for the larger one, and it's 96k, and well over the minimum pixel density. (which is 420x540 I think)

The CIC page says it can't be any smaller than 60k in file size.
So I have one photo that's perfect (minimum) dimensions, that's file size is too small.... And I have a larger, second image 600x840, (a good bit over minimum required size) that's 96k (bigger than the minimum 60k...)

I used http://www.idphoto4you.com/ - did the job perfectly.

mushacles · 26-03-2014 11:28pm

guest124 wrote: »

So.... can we discuss the photo for a moment what has everyone done for this? Especially the people with Poe letters!

I'm going to get passport photo taken at chemist on Saturday. Just scan and upload it? Or use one of them sites to make sure its right size, etc.?
Im not too worried about it cause it wont be cause for rejection but it's the one part of the application that's got me scratching my head!

I got someone to take a photo of me with my phone. I was stood against a gray wall. I then uploaded it to http://www.idphoto4you.com/. From step 1 on the homepage of http://www.idphoto4you.com/:

1. choose canada from the list of countries
2. Choose "Visa (3.5 x 4.5 cm)" from the "photo" drop down
3. Choose "Single photo" from the "print size" drop down
4. Upload the photo you took

You'll then be brought to a second screen which will allow you to rotate and position your face correctly so that it's the right dimensions and space.

That's what I used anyway and I got my POE on Monday.

mushacles · 26-03-2014 11:31pm

parabol wrote: »

I got an e-mail yesterday evening to say "Your application has been updated...etc" but when I logged into my CIC account nothing had changed It's still only the first message to say my application had been submitted. I don't know why they insist on playing with my emotions!

You might get a couple of these - they're basically sent when someone in CIC is accessing your application and doing stuff in the background. The email you want to see come in says "You have a new message in your CIC" as opposed to "Your application has been updated"

goingitalone · 26-03-2014 11:32pm

mushacles wrote: »

I got someone to take a photo of me with my phone. I was stood against a gray wall. I then uploaded it to http://www.idphoto4you.com/. From step 1 on the homepage of http://www.idphoto4you.com/:

1. choose canada from the list of countries
2. Choose "Visa (3.5 x 4.5 cm)" from the "photo" drop down
3. Choose "Single photo" from the "print size" drop down
4. Upload the photo you took

You'll then be brought to a second screen which will allow you to rotate and position your face correctly so that it's the right dimensions and space.

That's what I used anyway and I got my POE on Monday.

likewise same got poe doing my photo withthis method no issues

guest124 · 26-03-2014 11:33pm

mushacles wrote: »

I got someone to take a photo of me with my phone. I was stood against a gray wall. I then uploaded it to http://www.idphoto4you.com/. From step 1 on the homepage of http://www.idphoto4you.com/:

1. choose canada from the list of countries
2. Choose "Visa (3.5 x 4.5 cm)" from the "photo" drop down
3. Choose "Single photo" from the "print size" drop down
4. Upload the photo you took

You'll then be brought to a second screen which will allow you to rotate and position your face correctly so that it's the right dimensions and space.

That's what I used anyway and I got my POE on Monday.

Thanks! I did try all that today but we couldn't get a good photo off my camera, think it was the lighting in the room so I didnt bother downloading it. It just didnt look right. Might try again tomorrow

EI-DOR · 26-03-2014 11:42pm

I just re-sized the photo in Photoshop and set the correct DPI!

foxy06 · 27-03-2014 12:01am

Does the passport copy need to be signed by anyone before uploading to mycic?

guest124 · 27-03-2014 12:16am

foxy06 wrote: »

Does the passport copy need to be signed by anyone before uploading to mycic?

I don't really understand this "passport copy"? like the scan of identify page of passport? Or passport style photo for mycic?
For either Im going to say no.

Kaizersoze81 · 27-03-2014 1:04am

POE arrived. It states valid until 26/3/2015 though. It should be 2016 !! I'm currently in canada on the 1 year iec which applied for in 2012. Arrives in May 2013 and current one expires may 2014. Why have they only issued it for 1 year ?

guest124 · 27-03-2014 1:06am

Kaizersoze81 wrote: »

POE arrived. It states valid until 26/3/2015 though. It should be 2016 !! I'm currently in canada on the 1 year iec which applied for in 2012. Arrives in May 2013 and current one expires may 2014. Why have they only issued it for 1 year ?

Thats the ‘use by' date no? The date to enter Canada by...

IEC 2014 Stage 2 Thread - All Stage 2 questions here!

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