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Canada: IEC 2012 Now Open
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ToniTuddle wrote: »Nice one! I'm heading there end of September. Booking flights this weekend but they bloody went up again, was gonna get them for €490 one way but now looking like €657
I'll keep searching over the next2 days though might get lucky!
Yeah we ended up paying about 600 for the flights one way. There were cheaper options but the stop over times were insane , like 10 -15 hours!
What field of work are you hoping to get into over there?0 -
Yeah we ended up paying about 600 for the flights one way. There were cheaper options but the stop over times were insane , like 10 -15 hours!
What field of work are you hoping to get into over there?
Yeah I don't want to have long stop over times as I'm bringing a pet with me but seems aer lingus only does a certain flight to Vancouver that has a long stop over time
Oh I'll only be working in hospitality but there is a pilot visa scheme which could see me get a permanent residency out of it. I'll be finding the nearest immigration place once I land and figuring things out with them about every possible option.
Gonna print out a few copies of the LOI and have one in handbag, hand luggage, checked luggage and give one to my mate just to be sure I don't lose it :pac:0 -
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.RootsCanada wrote: »Hi there,
I'm currently in Canada on my first IEC Visa.
I have a work contract for 3 years so I'll need to renew my visa for next year.
My questions are, if anyone knows:
1. Do I definitely have to go home to submit my application?
No, you can send your application from Canada. A lot cheaper too
2. Can I stay and work on my existing visa until July next year and hope by then, my new one will have come through?
If your visa runs until July next year then you can stay til then? Visas should be available in December/January so if you apply immediately then you should have no problem (I'd try and get a Garda Cert now if that's the case)
I'm pretty sure that if, in the very unlikely scenario, you don't have your new visa approved within 6-7 months you can stay on the basis that your visa is being processed. You just need to clear it with your local immigration office.
3. I'm 35, has anyone here, applied for it at the age of 35, before turning 36? Any trouble/advice etc?
As long as you've sent your application before you're 36 then you should be fine, hopefully you're not 36 in December/January because that could complicate things!
Many thanks,
RootsCanada!0 -
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Hey Toni
I was starting to freak out completley untill I came accross your post!
I am passed the 6 weeks waiting time and I emailed IEC and they sent me that exact mail you got, THANK GOD!! Coz I was panicing and I thought there was a problem or an issue with my application
Im going to submit my query now, hopefully I get visa like you did or a response at least. This whole thing is a completle nightmare and im currently in Canada waiting on visa to come through so I can do a boarder run to Niagra...
Thank you, hopefully there is some light at the end of the tunnel
ToniTuddle wrote: »Don't worry that's EXACTLY what happened with me
I got the same response and went onto the CIC link thingy. Submit the query but be nice and professional about it
In the space to put your number there isn't enough room for the whole thing so just include the last 10 figures leave out dashes. In the box where you ask yer question type your application number in full along with asking about the current status of your application.
The response will be an automated one saying they may or may not reply to you within 28 depending on your application timeline. The recommended timeline for applications is 8 weeks so if you passed that time(I was at 10 weeks) then they will respond at some point. You can only submit that inquiry ONCE. You can't keep messaging them about it as they will not respond and probably not like ya :pac:
After sending mine two days later I got my email saying I'd been granted the visa. Just be nice and courteous in your question about your status and ye be grand!
Oz is a completely different country can't really compare the two...plus they let in anyone with no criminal background checks which is basically a bit silly of them :pac: They tightening up now though.0 -
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Hey Toni
I was starting to freak out completley untill I came accross your post!
I am passed the 6 weeks waiting time and I emailed IEC and they sent me that exact mail you got, THANK GOD!! Coz I was panicing and I thought there was a problem or an issue with my application
Im going to submit my query now, hopefully I get visa like you did or a response at least. This whole thing is a completle nightmare and im currently in Canada waiting on visa to come through so I can do a boarder run to Niagra...
Thank you, hopefully there is some light at the end of the tunnel
Glad I gave you some peace of mind! Hopefully you hear back from them or they get to your application. Didn't realise folks were still waiting!
How has your time in Canada been so far? What part are you in?0 -
ToniTuddle wrote: »Glad I gave you some peace of mind! Hopefully you hear back from them or they get to your application. Didn't realise folks were still waiting!
How has your time in Canada been so far? What part are you in?
Hey Toni
Sorry I only seen this post now. Im currently in Toronto, this is my second year applying for IEC i just made it under the 18months rule, applied right at the end just before cut off IEC processed my application fine, paid my fee etc and its in Stage 2 now nearly 7 weeks sucks! Last year was soo much faster, I have emailed CIC last week and in the automated response they said Id hear back in 28 days, its a week now, BUT staying positive and hopefully I hear soon, or im screwed lol
So far so good here, Love it and hope to stay as long as I can, just need this visa so I can apply for other options then. What part are you in?0 -
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shellyennis wrote: »Can anyone who is on their second year visa give me some advice. Im currently on my 1st year iec visa and i want to apply for my second year when it opens, Im from ireland and on the iec website the only form that it showed from last year are for applying for a work permit within ireland. is there different forms to apply with from within canada. I know im ahead of myself just want to have my ducks in line for when it does open in dec/jan so i dont send off the wrong forms and mess up my chances of second year visa!! any help/advice would be great thanks :-)
Hey there! Like you I am on my 1st year visa, IEC 2012 from the UK. I started in July this year so still have a while to go before I need to get my 2nd year sorted.
Anyways, don't take this as gospel but so far from my understanding, to do a 2nd year IEC, you have to apply entirely from scratch. That's to say, you just have to pretend you've never been to Canada and fill in exactly the same application package.
As you may remember, there is a part in the application package where you can state you're already in Canada, and I'd also probably note down somewhere you are on IEC 2012.
Also as for applying, you will have to send your application over to where you did last time. I'm fairly sure of this as for this year's visa, I was already in Canada as a tourist. I filled in my application and posted it back over to the Canada offices in London, and received my LoA via email.
I'm still looking into alternative ways of getting a 2nd year. I found an application for 'extended stay in Canada' that requires you to have a job offer from someone. But through word of mouth this seems like a paperwork heavy process, and you also have to get your boss to show they absolutely need you, no one else in the area can do the job, and that the job was advertised publicly.
All a bit of a crazy mission at the moment but I'm still researching. Keep us in the know if you find anything! But hope this helps a little 0 -
Hey there! Like you I am on my 1st year visa, IEC 2012 from the UK. I started in July this year so still have a while to go before I need to get my 2nd year sorted.
Anyways, don't take this as gospel but so far from my understanding, to do a 2nd year IEC, you have to apply entirely from scratch. That's to say, you just have to pretend you've never been to Canada and fill in exactly the same application package.
As you may remember, there is a part in the application package where you can state you're already in Canada, and I'd also probably note down somewhere you are on IEC 2012.
Also as for applying, you will have to send your application over to where you did last time. I'm fairly sure of this as for this year's visa, I was already in Canada as a tourist. I filled in my application and posted it back over to the Canada offices in London, and received my LoA via email.
I'm still looking into alternative ways of getting a 2nd year. I found an application for 'extended stay in Canada' that requires you to have a job offer from someone. But through word of mouth this seems like a paperwork heavy process, and you also have to get your boss to show they absolutely need you, no one else in the area can do the job, and that the job was advertised publicly.
All a bit of a crazy mission at the moment but I'm still researching. Keep us in the know if you find anything! But hope this helps a little
Thanks very much James, ill be home at Christmas must look at what I filled out last year and go from there. The other option is a LMO but Jesus they are hard to come by with employers here. If I find out anything ill post it on here :-)0 -
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A question for anyone who:
- Has done 2 years of the IEC program
- Was required to do fingerprint background Police checks for their IEC Application
So I am currently on my first year, IEC 2012. I had to obtain 3 background police checks during my application due to the process rule that you must do so if you've lived in any country (for more than 6 months) in the last 10 years.
For me this was the UK (my homeland), Australia and the US.
Q. Now that I'm gonig to be applying for my 2nd year IEC, do I have to re-apply for these checks all over again? I ask this because it was such a hassle in getting these, not to mention the cost, and furthermore I've been in Canada the whole year!
Any help, much appreciated. 0
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