Irish Canadian visa 2013

Uggs123

Hi, I applied for the IEC online 2 days ago and it is still saying pending for proof of payment and processing fee even though I have paid it but from an Australian bank account. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this and also does anybody know when you have to provide a police cert??

Rojito1

I'm in the exact same boat! Paid and sent confirmation two days ago and it's still pending...another thing that's worrying me is that it's unclear during the second phase of the process whether you need to A: Validate, print the application form, sign it, scan it and upload it or B: simply validate and upload it...seems absurd to me to not sign it.
You need a police report if you have been living in a different country for 6 months or more, which also applies to me.

Uggs123

Same as! I need to get a police cert from oz. I have got an irish one, do you know when they ask for them?? It must just mean that it takes a while for the payment to clear.

Rojito1

Hopefully that's all it means, they like to drag their heels!
You need to upload the police report in the second stage of your application along with all the other documents that they ask for.
Can't believe how fast the visas are disappearing, hopefully that's just the people who've paid and are also awaiting confirmation.

Uggs123

I know it's mad! Lets just hope they get through ok When you say the second part of the application process do you mean the CIC part??

Rojito1

Yeah sorry, the CIC part- that's where you upload the police report, the letter of acceptance is the only thing that I'm missing. Not much more to do really other than wait...what did you do for IMM1295E form, did you print and sign it or did you just validate and upload it minus the signature?

Uggs123

Sorry what form is that? I didn't sign anything and it didn't advise me to.

Rojito1

It's the visa application form. At the end of the form there's a space for your signature

Uggs123

No I didn't..I wonder has anybody else done this??

silja

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Beyonkers

Uggs123 wrote: »

Hi, I applied for the IEC online 2 days ago and it is still saying pending for proof of payment and processing fee even though I have paid it but from an Australian bank account. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this and also does anybody know when you have to provide a police cert??

My husbands is still pending and he paid it 2 days ago too. Wondering how much longer it will be.

sashafierce

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IrishA

Just wondering with IEC applications does it matter what date you put down as enteringt he country?????

Cant believe how fast the visas have been snapped up

WallyBear

Rojito1 wrote: »

Yeah sorry, the CIC part- that's where you upload the police report, the letter of acceptance is the only thing that I'm missing. Not much more to do really other than wait...what did you do for IMM1295E form, did you print and sign it or did you just validate and upload it minus the signature?

Hi Rojito. I'm trying to upload my IMM1295E form but I've a problem with it. This year applicants from Ireland are issued an open work permit for Canada and that's what I chose on the IMM form under "Details of intended work" but I get an error message saying "this doesn't match the result you selected in the questionnaire".

The questionnaire only gives me the working holiday option yet I have to get an open work permit. Did you experience the same issue or not? Or have you any insights?

Thanks

sashafierce

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WallyBear

Believe me it's not at all. This is such a complicated process. Use this link and choose "GC Key" Login button. That's where you enter your CIC username and password.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/e-services/mycic.asp

sashafierce

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WallyBear

No problem.

bay

WallyBear! I'v had the same issue with uploading documents on the MyCIC site, it says they dont match, I really don't think I filled anything in wrong.

Other times I try to attach documents I also get an error message on the screen and also another screen that says that the site is down and they are experiencing technical difficulties, it's been like this the last few days,every time I try to upload stuff.

I have tried to find a number or an email address to email them about it but nothing to be found, I raised the issue on twitter and still no response, not sure what to do. its the final phase and I just wana get it down with, have you had any progress?

bay

For anyone wondering about signing documents in the MyCIC section, you dont print them out and sign them.

It states on the site that if you are applying online you don NOT need to sign them, they will ask for a signature later. You do validate them, I wasn't sure what the validate button did, but it actually adds these barcodes to the end of the form, so I pressume they need those.

So when you've completed it, validate it and save off as a PDF document. Upload that.

WallyBear

Yes Bay, I was able to get mine sent through eventually. Here's how I sorted my issue anyway.

My issue was I had only the "Working Holiday Visa" option at the end of the Come to Canada wizard questionnaire to choose from so obviously I picked that option.

Then when I got to the IMM1295 form I chose "Open Work Permit" in the Details of Intended work section as this is what I was led to believe would be the type of visa Irish citizens received this year. Turns out this is correct but we still definitely have to choose "Working Holiday Visa" in the application forms and then write "Not applicable" in the empty text boxes that need to be filled in the Details of Intended Work section.

This sorted my problem and I was able to send all the forms away. I got help from this website but can't find the specific forum I was in.

Hope this helps.

WallyBear

Oh and I experienced all the same error messages you've mentioned but I was putting them down to the heavy load on the site. Very frustrating problem all the same though.

bay

WallyBear that worked perfectly! thanks for the help

Sara Farrelly

Regarding the payment you have to go to AIB to pay into there account. Then you get proof of payment. I got mine in two days. Regarding the police cert you upload this in the next process in the CIC.

LilyannD

Anybody finished stage two? I've completed my application but I still haven't gotten the message back to say that it's gone through. Is there any way to contact CIC to make sure it's gone through?

WallyBear

Yes I have completed stage two and received my Letter of Introduction as a PDF. I'm Canada bound!!

It took 16 days after I got a MyCIC message saying we have received your application for confirmation of my visa to come through. I helped a friend apply through CIC and have another two who used Visa First and all of our processing times varied by weeks. It will come through eventually.

alexsmith

ok i know this sounds ridiculous but where does it say 2 year visa on the iec page?

im planning on going over for work so its the 2 year visa correct? i applied for the working holiday visa 2 years ago and got it.I was planning on going for the summer work then just come back but i broke my ankle and couldnt go.

is the working holiday visa the same as the 2 year? IS THERE ANY LEFT?

gary27

alexsmith wrote: »

ok i know this sounds ridiculous but where does it say 2 year visa on the iec page?

im planning on going over for work so its the 2 year visa correct? i applied for the working holiday visa 2 years ago and got it.I was planning on going for the summer work then just come back but i broke my ankle and couldnt go.

is the working holiday visa the same as the 2 year? IS THERE ANY LEFT?

irish iec visas all gone for a while now.

alexsmith

are they issuing more?

gary27

alexsmith wrote: »

are they issuing more?

I wouldn't say so, sorry.

If you have a british passport you can look into applying for theirs, the uk visas that opened today are gone, i think they will open the final round in a week or so.

alexsmith

as in,until next year? 2014 would you say?

gary27

alexsmith wrote: »

as in,until next year? 2014 would you say?

yes 2014 unfortunately, do you have a british passport?

alexsmith

unfortunately not.are you definately sure that all visas issued for ireland are gone for 2013?

gary27

alexsmith wrote: »

unfortunately not.are you definately sure that all visas issued for ireland are gone for 2013?

gone in 4 days of opening, open on the 29th Janurary.

check this forum and you will see.

alexsmith

well i did hear about over 6000 of them going but thought that there would be more visas.what a joke.thanks for your help anyway.il apply next year.great

treefiddy

Does the photo you upload on the mycic application page have to be identical to the one on your passport?

gary27

treefiddy wrote: »

Does the photo you upload on the mycic application page have to be identical to the one on your passport?

what do mean by identical, if you mean the actual same photo then no.

LilyannD

So it took 16 days to get your letter of introduction after you received the confirmation that it went through?
It's been 17 days so far for me, but in between I had to upload a police cert from Australia so maybe that's why I'm waiting longer.

13Laura

Does anybody know why my IMM1295 form isn't coming up in the section where you upload all your documents? I've downloaded the latest adobe reader and it's still not working? Thanks

gary27

13Laura wrote: »

Does anybody know why my IMM1295 form isn't coming up in the section where you upload all your documents? I've downloaded the latest adobe reader and it's still not working? Thanks

try saving the form to your computer then open it.

13Laura

No nothing comes up at all just that I need to download adobe reader which I already have?

gary27

13Laura wrote: »

No nothing comes up at all just that I need to download adobe reader which I already have?

so when you download the form to your computer nothing comes up? try downloading adobe reader XI the newest one but make sure the document is saved on computer before opening.

13Laura

Thanks but literally when I click into it a white page comes up saying I need the latest version of adobe. I've downloaded it and 'repaired' it in the control panel too. Not having any luck at all with it!

gary27

13Laura wrote: »

Thanks but literally when I click into it a white page comes up saying I need the latest version of adobe. I've downloaded it and 'repaired' it in the control panel too. Not having any luck at all with it!

uninstall the adobe reader you have on the computer ie by going into control panel and clicking on uninstall program, and download the newest one and install that to see if it works.

13Laura

Ya I did that too...

gary27

13Laura wrote: »

Ya I did that too...

did you get 1295 form from mycic website?

13Laura

ya I'm in the middle of uploading the 5 other documents (cv, pic, police cert etc.) listed below that one. That one is out on its own at the top

gary27

13Laura wrote: »

ya I'm in the middle of uploading the 5 other documents (cv, pic, police cert etc.) listed below that one. That one is out on its own at the top

ok, how about trying the form on another computer?

13Laura

Just getting my friend to try it on her laptop, thanks!

13Laura

Its the same on the 3 laptops!!

gary27

13Laura wrote: »

Its the same on the 3 laptops!!

does the family 5707 form open ok?