Canada: IEC 2012 Now Open

galwayjohn89 · 02-04-2012 12:53pm

jiminho wrote: »

Wooo!!! Payment accepted and onto second phase. The emails are rolling in now, hopefully wont be long now.

Canada here we come:D:D:D:D:D

When did you pay?

albablue · 02-04-2012 12:53pm

daviehol wrote: »

Hey all, still waiting on my Garda clearance form. Do you think I still have time to apply?

I'd say so, I'd defo give it a go, only half of them gone so far....... so going by that logic they mightn't run out until June/July??

Then again, the IEC are pretty unpredictable... so you never know...

daviehol · 02-04-2012 1:19pm

albablue wrote: »

I'd say so, I'd defo give it a go, only half of them gone so far....... so going by that logic they mightn't run out until June/July??

Then again, the IEC are pretty unpredictable... so you never know...

Yeah I'm gonna try it anyway! No harm. Thanks

jiminho · 02-04-2012 2:33pm

Vuzuggu wrote: »

When did you pay?

Thursday afternoon. So not 2 shabby. Hopefully get loi any day now;)

Gigi_Glee · 02-04-2012 5:19pm

karlcox2 wrote: »

From anyone who has had their payment excepted can you please tell me the exact process for making payment. I have an AIB account at home and an RBC account here and most people seem to be making their payments from home.

thank you in advance

i paid directly into the grafton st bank account, in the actual branch, that seems to be the most "sure" way of getting it done. i hear of delays etc when done online, even if you are an AIB customer. do you have someone who could pop in for you? mine was due by 25 march, and i paid it on 23 march, and they accepted it and i had the next email by the following friday.

Gigi_Glee · 02-04-2012 5:34pm

hey all

just a word of warning if you are going over on the 3 month holiday visa while waiting for your LOI.

one of my boyfriend's friends went over to join them (which i'm doing in july - YAY) and at immigration they asked him whether he had a return flight. think he panicked and said "of course" (even though he didnt) and then they took him into an interview room and went through his emails/facebook/all online presence as well as a tough round of questioning. they put an endorsement on his 3 month visa saying a warrant would be issued for his arrest if he is still in canada without a legitimate visa after 3 months.

moral of the story: dont try to fudge the facts at the border, just be honest and everything will be ok

Spunge · 03-04-2012 10:25am

I paid last week , and i emailed the IMM 1295 form as well, got a receipt for that, on time. Then i got the email that i was being sent on to CIC.

But now i got an email saying they never recieved the IMM 1295 form, although i can clearly see in my sent email folder, that it was sent, with attachment.

Ill just sent it again but I dont suppose anyone else had this problem ?

Danteryu · 03-04-2012 12:56pm

Well, despite a late shred of hope when hearing about others who avoided it, I was rejected this morning because of the 18 month rule....devastated.

I guess I'll have to change my status to visitor and get going on applying for common-law PR...

scooby2791 · 03-04-2012 4:45pm

Application Sent: 07/02/2012
Receipt of Application: 08/03/2012
Email requesting payment: 02/04/2012
Paid: 03/04/2012

And now the waiting game begins again.

albablue · 03-04-2012 4:59pm

In the final stages now!!
Just waiting on the LOI,

I did my medical last week, any details on how long it takes to get the LOI after the medical?

hbmm · 03-04-2012 8:54pm

albablue wrote: »

In the final stages now!!
Just waiting on the LOI,

I did my medical last week, any details on how long it takes to get the LOI after the medical?

I just did my medical today/ Quick question did you have to pay for the courier?

albablue · 03-04-2012 9:21pm

hbmm wrote: »

I just did my medical today/ Quick question did you have to pay for the courier?

I went to a dedicated visa clinic and paid €305 for the lot (bloods, xray, urine) so Im not sure if a courier was included in that cost.....

but I know another guy on this thread had to pay for a courier so maybe if you go to a smaller practice you have to pay for courier charges...

Its pretty expensive...If i dont get the LOI at this stage Ill freak.

lindzation · 04-04-2012 1:57am

Spunge wrote: »

I paid last week , and i emailed the IMM 1295 form as well, got a receipt for that, on time. Then i got the email that i was being sent on to CIC.

But now i got an email saying they never recieved the IMM 1295 form, although i can clearly see in my sent email folder, that it was sent, with attachment.

Ill just sent it again but I dont suppose anyone else had this problem ?

Did you get an automatic email from them once you had sent off your application form? I recieved one within minutes of sending off the form..

fc04 · 04-04-2012 4:28pm

Has anyone got the loi lately just wondering, on a timescale for mine, hoping to get sorted and get out of here soon!!:)

galwayjohn89 · 04-04-2012 5:01pm

Just another timeline update:

9th Feb Application delivered to IEC
27th Feb Notification of Receipt
1st April Payment Email
1st April Paid via AIB online banking. Took out the - from WTN number to fit.
4th April Passed on to second stage email.

So far I've been very happy.

karlcox2 · 04-04-2012 5:44pm

Vuzuggu wrote: »

Just another timeline update:

9th Feb Application delivered to IEC
27th Feb Notification of Receipt
1st April Payment Email
1st April Paid via AIB online banking. Took out the - from WTN number to fit.
4th April Passed on to second stage email.

So far I've been very happy.

Vuzugga,

Could you please tell me how you made payment, I am in Vancouver and have an AIB account but I want to be 100% i get it right first time round. If I screw up and get rejected and have to reapply i am ineligible due to the 18 month rule. any help would be appreciated.

galwayjohn89 · 04-04-2012 5:56pm

Sure
Go to: AIB Banking
-> Transfer & Payments
-> I want to transfer money to another ROI account
-Select account to pay from
-Enter message to appear on YOUR statement
-Click next
-Click Make a new payment
-> Select An NSC and account number
- Receiver Name : Canadian Embassy
- Receiver NSC: 931233
- Receiver account number: 4XXXXXX2
- Message to appear on receiver statement: LDNIE12-WHP-000000
- €105 and next

Then enter in your codes and your laughing.

karlcox2 · 04-04-2012 6:12pm

Vuzuggu wrote: »

Sure
Go to: AIB Banking
-> Transfer & Payments
-> I want to transfer money to another ROI account
-Select account to pay from
-Enter message to appear on YOUR statement
-Click next
-Click Make a new payment
-> Select An NSC and account number
- Receiver Name : Canadian Embassy
- Receiver NSC: 931233
- Receiver account number: 4XXXXXX2
- Message to appear on receiver statement: LDNIE12-WHP-000000
- €105 and next

Then enter in your codes and your laughing.

Thank you so much for the quick reply. Now I understand about your previous post where you you have dropped the first two - (LDN-IE-12 changed to LDNIE12) to make it first on the receivers statement. lets hope my reference comes out currently on their side and I don't have problems like other people who have applied. thanks again. one step closer to another visa.

tbayers · 04-04-2012 7:00pm

Just waiting for my payment email like many others. But has any one paid through a Bank Of Ireland online account??

Or is going into your BOI branch the safest thing to do??

Thanks in advance

DazzlerIE · 04-04-2012 7:19pm

tbayers wrote: »

Just waiting for my payment email like many others. But has any one paid through a Bank Of Ireland online account??

Or is going into your BOI branch the safest thing to do??

Thanks in advance

I'm wondering this too

Asked the other day, and nobody answered

Mrs. Doyle · 04-04-2012 8:08pm

tbayers wrote: »

Just waiting for my payment email like many others. But has any one paid through a Bank Of Ireland online account??

Or is going into your BOI branch the safest thing to do??

Thanks in advance

DazzlerIE wrote: »

I'm wondering this too

Asked the other day, and nobody answered

On BoI 365 online you can add an international payee and get the security code through immediately by providing your mobile number. Would this be a suitable option.

DazzlerIE · 04-04-2012 8:16pm

It's not an international payee though, you're paying to an AIB account...

Mrs. Doyle · 04-04-2012 8:32pm

DazzlerIE wrote: »

It's not an international payee though, you're paying to an AIB account...

Ran a search on this thread to see if there were any positives for paying through 365 but on a quick look couldn't come across any positives. If you play around with the search criteria you may get some more info.

galwaygal27 · 04-04-2012 9:16pm

Think we're the only ones who applied mid jan waiting on LOI so frustrating, week 5 since we got receipt of payment

lindzation · 04-04-2012 10:05pm

galwaygal27 wrote: »

Think we're the only ones who applied mid jan waiting on LOI so frustrating, week 5 since we got receipt of payment

Did you have any convictions or a medical.. anything that would cause it to take longer??

galwaygal27 · 04-04-2012 10:16pm

lindzation wrote: »

Did you have any convictions or a medical.. anything that would cause it to take longer??

No, we included the medical form in the application. i received my LOI a week after paying, but my husband hasn't heard a word since payment receipt....i may as well not have received my LOI, cannot get excited or anything

He sent two emails but of course there was no reply....

lindzation · 05-04-2012 3:39am

galwaygal27 wrote: »

No, we included the medical form in the application. i received my LOI a week after paying, but my husband hasn't heard a word since payment receipt....i may as well not have received my LOI, cannot get excited or anything He sent two emails but of course there was no reply....

I just saw this on the British Expats site...
Might be worth having your husband email the IEC from a different email address? (If he's using hotmail..)
"

Re: International Experience Canada
Just got my LOI....buzzing!!!

Just some advice to applicants with a hotmail account: I emailed the IEC because it has taken nearly 5 weeks since being passed to CIC to receive LOI. They emailed me back saying they already sent my LOI on 14th March but must be security settings on my hotmail account. The visa section then re-sent the email a few mins later.

Timeline:
sent application - 19/01/12
delivered - 20/01/12
COR - 07/02/12
Conditional Acceptance - 24/02/12
Payment - 25/02/12
Sent to CIC - 01/03/12
LOI - 14/03/12 (but only just received LOI today due to email issues)

also just to let everyone know.....i sent them an email via my gmail account and then they sent the LOI to my gmail account instead of hotmail account. here is the actual email they sent me if it helps anyone:
Good afternoon;

Our records indicate your application was approved by the Visa Section on March 14th, 2012. If you have not already received a Letter of Introduction via email, then it must indeed be because the security settings on your hotmail account prevented the email from going into your inbox and was instead forwarded to your 'junk mail' folder directly. We have forwarded your inquiry to the Visa Section who will re-send the LoI to your gmail address listed below. We would advise you to keep a close eye on your email folders over the next few days to make sure you receive the second email from the Visa Section.
Kind regards,

The IEC Team
UK / Ireland"

albablue · 05-04-2012 9:38am

DazzlerIE wrote: »

It's not an international payee though, you're paying to an AIB account...

I paid through a BOI branch, I filled out an "InterPay-Euro to EU/EEA Countries ONLY" form.
Thought it was a bit weird as I was paying from Dublin BOI to Dublin AIB but went with it as there was lots of space for the WTN number.

It takes 3 days to go through but I had no problems.

akira336 · 05-04-2012 10:01am

galwaygal27 wrote: »

Think we're the only ones who applied mid jan waiting on LOI so frustrating, week 5 since we got receipt of payment

I've applied on the 9th of Jan an have no LOI yet, worst part about it is I have my flights booked for 14th April and a going away party this Friday......will look a bit stupid if I'm here 5 weeks later? : )

fc04 · 05-04-2012 12:12pm

lindzation wrote: »

I just saw this on the British Expats site...
Might be worth having your husband email the IEC from a different email address? (If he's using hotmail..)
"
Re: International Experience Canada
Just got my LOI....buzzing!!!

Just some advice to applicants with a hotmail account: I emailed the IEC because it has taken nearly 5 weeks since being passed to CIC to receive LOI. They emailed me back saying they already sent my LOI on 14th March but must be security settings on my hotmail account. The visa section then re-sent the email a few mins later.

Timeline:
sent application - 19/01/12
delivered - 20/01/12
COR - 07/02/12
Conditional Acceptance - 24/02/12
Payment - 25/02/12
Sent to CIC - 01/03/12
LOI - 14/03/12 (but only just received LOI today due to email issues)

also just to let everyone know.....i sent them an email via my gmail account and then they sent the LOI to my gmail account instead of hotmail account. here is the actual email they sent me if it helps anyone:
Good afternoon;

Our records indicate your application was approved by the Visa Section on March 14th, 2012. If you have not already received a Letter of Introduction via email, then it must indeed be because the security settings on your hotmail account prevented the email from going into your inbox and was instead forwarded to your 'junk mail' folder directly. We have forwarded your inquiry to the Visa Section who will re-send the LoI to your gmail address listed below. We would advise you to keep a close eye on your email folders over the next few days to make sure you receive the second email from the Visa Section.
Kind regards,

The IEC Team
UK / Ireland"

surely everyone checks their junk mail anyway bit of a stupid mistake

fc04 · 05-04-2012 12:13pm

akira336 wrote: »

I've applied on the 9th of Jan an have no LOI yet, worst part about it is I have my flights booked for 14th April and a going away party this Friday......will look a bit stupid if I'm here 5 weeks later? : )

how long is it since you got youre last email

akira336 · 05-04-2012 1:04pm

fc04 wrote: »

akira336 wrote: »

I've applied on the 9th of Jan an have no LOI yet, worst part about it is I have my flights booked for 14th April and a going away party this Friday......will look a bit stupid if I'm here 5 weeks later? : )

how long is it since you got youre last email

This is my timeline so far

9th Jan: posted, regular mail
20th Feb: Notice of receipt email received
8th March: Payment Request
9th march: Payment sent
28th march: can't find payment email received
28th march: emailed them with sp reference no.
29th march: received payment confirmation

shellyennis · 05-04-2012 1:25pm

hey i went through BOI, got them to do the electronic transfer and I got my second stage email yesterday i paid last friday.

fc04 · 05-04-2012 4:35pm

akira336 wrote: »

This is my timeline so far

9th Jan: posted, regular mail
20th Feb: Notice of receipt email received
8th March: Payment Request
9th march: Payment sent
28th march: can't find payment email received
28th march: emailed them with sp reference no.
29th march: received payment confirmation

Ya myself and my gf got passed on to the final stage on the 29th aswell so id say we are looking at the same for loi hopefully soon, hopefully before you go just to give you piece of mind anyway.keep us posted if you hear anything.

akira336 · 05-04-2012 6:32pm

Will do, yeah, for piece of mind it would be great. Pity that they probably have friday and monday off, doesn't help our cause

galwaygal27 · 05-04-2012 8:11pm

akira336 wrote: »

I've applied on the 9th of Jan an have no LOI yet, worst part about it is I have my flights booked for 14th April and a going away party this Friday......will look a bit stupid if I'm here 5 weeks later? : )

Really??? Did you receive an email today? my hushand got it even though he didn't get his LOI yet it says:

Welcome to International Experience Canada (IEC).
You have received your Letter of Introduction from Citizenship and Immigration Canada that
outlines the next steps for your trip to Canada. The goal of International Experience Canada
(IEC) is to help you visit and discover Canada through a travel, work and life experience.
Canada is one of the largest countries in the world, with a diversity of geography, climate, people
and customs. To help you understand the differences between Canada’s provinces, and to assist
you in adapting to the differences that may exist between your country and Canada, IEC has
prepared a Guide to Canada. You can view or download this guide from our site at http://
www.canadainternational.gc.ca/ireland-irlande/experience_canada_experience/guide/
canada_guide-guide_du_canada.aspx?lang=eng.
To help us better understand your expectations as an International Experience Canada
participant, we invite you to take our short online pre-departure survey at http://dfaitmaeci.
sondages-surveys.ca/s/IEC-EIC/. You will receive another notification from us at the end
of your participation inviting you to take our post-participation survey.
If at any time during your stay in Canada you would like to comment on your experience to the
Canadian government, you may contact IEC at experience@international.gc.ca.
We hope that your visit represents a step towards a lifelong positive relationship with Canada
and Canadians. We wish you every success in your Canadian adventure.

Does that mean he has his LOI but it was emailed correctly? Or that batch of emails crashed?? It didn't go to his junk mail.....

What are they like?????

Hope you hear soon!!!!

akira336 · 05-04-2012 8:50pm

I'd take that as a green light, maybe the LOI got skipped? But I didn't know they sent one after the LOI, great news for ye though! : )

calgary bound · 05-04-2012 9:00pm

I got that email as well this evening following my LOI last week, wasn't expecting it!

akira336 · 05-04-2012 9:07pm

calgary bound wrote: »

I got that email as well this evening following my LOI last week, wasn't expecting it!

When did you get your payment confirmed? How long did it take you to get your LOI?

calgary bound · 06-04-2012 9:25am

9 days from confirming payment to LOI and it was only 5 days for my boyfriend so it slightly varies I guess.

akira336 · 06-04-2012 9:34am

calgary bound wrote: »

9 days from confirming payment to LOI and it was only 5 days for my boyfriend so it slightly varies I guess.

If I had that time frame that would be great, I really should unfollow this thread, every time I check my email I think, "this could be it!" : ) never is though : p
When are ye planning on leaving?

calgary bound · 06-04-2012 7:06pm

I can imagine its very frustrating how erratic the waiting times can be! We both got our emails around 2am and i saw comments from many other people on this that got them around then too.
I am completing a masters at the moment so as soon as I'm finished that in the summer were off, getting excited now :-) What about yourself?

akira336 · 07-04-2012 12:21am

Well I had my going away party there and my flights are booked for the 14th, so I have 4 days to get the loi.......

calgary bound · 07-04-2012 10:13am

It could happen though! Just wondering did u send the medical form with your postal application? cause if you didn't you will get a medical email a few days before the LOI, we sent it with the app in January so didn't get the medical email and perhaps that helped us get the LOI so quick after payment..

akira336 · 07-04-2012 10:21am

As far as I remember I sent a form declaring that I didn't require a medical form. So hopefully that won't hold things up

annm2812 · 07-04-2012 2:31pm

akira336 wrote: »

As far as I remember I sent a form declaring that I didn't require a medical form. So hopefully that won't hold things up

God i really hope it comes through for you!!!
This is they type of situation i am freaking out over

:( and I am flying in May.

I have tried emailing them twice today the re-ldn.iec@international.gc.ca
and ldn.iec@international.gc.ca and both have bounced back???
Anyone tried emailing them today as well. Maybe they have got sick of all the emails :P... I received my receipt email 21 March. Just over the 2 weeks now but we will really be cutting it tight the way it seems to be going at the moment

fc04 · 07-04-2012 3:21pm

annm2812 wrote: »

God i really hope it comes through for you!!!
This is they type of situation i am freaking out over :( and I am flying in May.

I have tried emailing them twice today the re-ldn.iec@international.gc.ca
and ldn.iec@international.gc.ca and both have bounced back???
Anyone tried emailing them today as well. Maybe they have got sick of all the emails :P... I received my receipt email 21 March. Just over the 2 weeks now but we will really be cutting it tight the way it seems to be going at the moment

Why do you need to e-mail them? You should be waiting at least 3 weeks for your next e-mail. I dont want to have a go at you but you should really leave the e-mailing to people that really need to contact them over payment issues and so on. I would say they are sick o getting e-mails at this stage even though the process is a joke.

annm2812 · 07-04-2012 4:05pm

fc04 wrote: »

Why do you need to e-mail them? You should be waiting at least 3 weeks for your next e-mail. I dont want to have a go at you but you should really leave the e-mailing to people that really need to contact them over payment issues and so on. I would say they are sick o getting e-mails at this stage even though the process is a joke.

I was emailing them about the payment email as its over two weeks and we are flying in 7 weeks. Not that i have to explain myself but it isnt that long and it is a concern for me.

And i did say in my last post maybe they are sick of all the emails...... we are all in the same boat here no need to be getting narky.:cool:

galwayjohn89 · 07-04-2012 5:00pm

annm2812 wrote: »

I was emailing them about the payment email as its over two weeks and we are flying in 7 weeks. Not that i have to explain myself but it isnt that long and it is a concern for me.

And i did say in my last post maybe they are sick of all the emails...... we are all in the same boat here no need to be getting narky.:cool:

It takes longer then 2 weeks from Receipt to Payment email. I was waiting over a month. There is a note on the sign about this.

All emailing does is slow down the whole process for everyone. My mate had to email them after he paid and his Work permit form was lost and he asked was it OK to send another one filled out but with different barcode. Reply within 10 minutes saying it was no problem. I'd say they have read your email but don't bother replying to ones like that. All they can really say is it will be dealt with when its dealt with.

DazzlerIE · 07-04-2012 5:06pm

Person emailing them after two weeks is pretty funny compared to some of the situations other people are in with the IEC

relax

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