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

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    #62
    Crann na Beatha
    Registered Users Posts: 11,763 ✭✭✭✭Crann na Beatha


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    #63
    mushacles
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭mushacles


    Yeah I sent off for my police cert last thursday and it arrived today. Seems like they can get them out in around a week. And that's with a bank holiday in between too!


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    #64
    mushacles
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭mushacles


    So all docs submitted now. Time to play another round of the waiting game.

    Of course himself hasn't even gotten his CAL yet, and he has to apply for a police cert from Italy too which, knowing the delights of Italian bureaucracy, will take a while. So two rounds of the waiting game in our gaff. Not that we're in that much of a rush - have a wedding and a graduation to get through before we fly off (that's if we're both approved of course). Fun times.


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    EI-DOR
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭EI-DOR


    Not that we're in that much of a rush - have a wedding and a graduation to get through before we fly off

    Have a wedding to go to meself and the sisters graduation. Always something before you go. Still waiting on my CAL also!


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    #66
    sillybill
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭sillybill


    Got my POE this morning....Submitted Stage 2 on Thursday evening, :)


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    MaggieRow747
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭MaggieRow747


    Would anyone have an email address for the CIC. I cant find it on there wedsite anywhere :-/


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    Pad92
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Pad92


    MaggieRow747 wrote: »
    Would anyone have an email address for the CIC. I cant find it on there wedsite anywhere :-/

    Try question@cic.gc.ca that's the only email address I can find for them but it says for appointment only if your in Canada, but they might direct you to the required office.


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    Marko10
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Marko10


    CIC stage isn't as bad as I thought it might be.Was expecting it to be more difficult to complete after reading all the comments on FB before I started mine.I am having trouble with the digital photo though.I have to go to the library to put my police certs on a USB.Does anyone know if it's ok to scan a normal passport photo onto a USB and upload it?


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    Foley48
    Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭Foley48


    Marko10 wrote: »
    Does anyone know if it's ok to scan a normal passport photo onto a USB and upload it?

    I believe it is so long as the scan is at least 600dpi quality


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    Liam90
    Registered Users Posts: 645 ✭✭✭Liam90


    So you have one year to activate your visa, does that one year start from the CAL or the POE?


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    goingitalone
    Registered Users Posts: 691 ✭✭✭goingitalone


    Liam90 wrote: »
    So you have one year to activate your visa, does that one year start from the CAL or the POE?

    Poe


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    DALE9892
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭DALE9892


    EDIT


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    mushacles
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭mushacles


    Got my POE! The email arrived at 2.36 this morning!


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    #75
    finn001
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭finn001


    congrats on getting your POE so fast, did you apply from Ireland?


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    Silvio67
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭Silvio67


    This is such a pain in the ass. Has anyone asked CIC a question before uploading documents??

    They tell you to enter any questions into letter of explaination but does that mean I can forward my question on without entering any other documents? My question is directly related to what I have to upload, can't go ahead without getting an answer.


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    JamHn
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭JamHn


    Two questions, people!

    If you make mistakes in Stage 2 can you fix them or will the application be rejected without a chance to fix them?

    Does the queueing system count for Stage 2 or is it just for Stage 1?


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    GrumPy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,557 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    Hello Stage 2 thread, you lookin' finnnnnnneeee tonight!! :D


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    Crann na Beatha
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    eenm
    Registered Users Posts: 158 ✭✭eenm


    Phoenix wrote: »
    Aside from the Garda cert that you have to scan and upload what else has to be scanned and uploaded at stage 2?

    Passport sized photo, scan of passport again. And then it's debatable on the signing and scanning the family form. It says you have to on the CIC site but other people haven't done that and have gotten their POE so that one is your decision :)


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    GrumPy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,557 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    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...)


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    Crann na Beatha
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    JamHn
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭JamHn


    Phoenix wrote: »
    guys what sign in to you use sign in partner of GC key???:S:S:SS

    :| I have no idea what that means.


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    GrumPy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,557 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    Watch the videos on the first post of this thread, open the video in one tab, split screen half and half with the actual screen you are browsing with CIC. It's very painless.


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    gccrowley1
    Registered Users Posts: 204 ✭✭gccrowley1


    Phoenix wrote: »
    guys what sign in do you use? "sign in partner" or GC key???:S:S:SS[

    I used GCKey


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    goingitalone
    Registered Users Posts: 691 ✭✭✭goingitalone


    eenm wrote: »
    Passport sized photo, scan of passport again. And then it's debatable on the signing and scanning the family form. It says you have to on the CIC site but other people haven't done that and have gotten their POE so that one is your decision :)

    There's no need to scan the family form the digital signing is a declaration that say all this Info is correct etc and covers it all .


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    goingitalone
    Registered Users Posts: 691 ✭✭✭goingitalone


    gccrowley1 wrote: »
    I used GCKey

    Yup gckey is the one the other ones confirm you through other id through banking overthere and whatever else gckey is the one to use


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    eenm
    Registered Users Posts: 158 ✭✭eenm


    goingitalone wrote: »
    There's no need to scan the family form the digital signing is a declaration that say all this Info is correct etc and covers it all .

    That's why I said there's debate over it. To be honest, it says on the CIC website that you have to so I wanted to be on the safe side. But as I said people have gotten without it so it's a personal call. I just didn't want to do anything that might jeopardise it.


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    eenm
    Registered Users Posts: 158 ✭✭eenm


    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...)

    Can only speak for my boyfriend as he got POE yest... His photo was the specified pixels, I think 420x540 as you say. Quality was only 300dpi as it started looking weird at 600. We got passport photos done and scanned in, then resized one of each of ours to the specs. Probably FAR easier tha way you're doing it but as I said he got POE so that's obviously fine too :)


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    GrumPy
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    eenm wrote: »
    Can only speak for my boyfriend as he got POE yest... His photo was the specified pixels, I think 420x540 as you say. Quality was only 300dpi as it started looking weird at 600. We got passport photos done and scanned in, then resized one of each of ours to the specs. Probably FAR easier tha way you're doing it but as I said he got POE so that's obviously fine too :)

    Thanks, can only seem to meet the minimum file size requirement (60k) when I use a much larger photo. :confused: When I use the recommended size, the file size is only 41k.
    May take another photo later today, and try epassport again with a new source image...


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