UPDATED FOR 2015- IEC FAQ Thread - please read here first and ask any questions here!

Yep i know kids need study visa if they go to school. I just cant get a straight answer as to where we get it. As far as i know we put thrm down on the iec form and they get the study visa at the immigration border. As for your fiance and visitors visa, thats only valid for 6 month stay, thats why we are both going for iec.

I will be studying or working in Canada temporarily. Can my dependent child(ren) go to school in Canada?
In most cases, minor children require a study permit to study in Canada. Please check the eligibility requirements below for the conditions that apply to your particular circumstance.

Eligibility
These are the study permit requirements for children who are accompanying a parent(s) or legal guardian(s) who will study or work temporarily in Canada:

•Pre-school/Kindergarten: no study permit required.
•Primary and secondary school (age 6-18): open study permit required. You do not require an acceptance letter from the child’s school in Canada. Please note: children accompanying parents who are visitors in Canada (ie. they do not have a study or work permit) are not eligible for an open study permit.
•University and college (age 18-22): study permit required. Follow the standard process to apply for a study permit. The application for the child’s study permit should be made on a separate form from the parent’s application.
•Studying in Quebec: In addition to the standard requirements, minor applicants destined for Quebec will need a Certificat d’acceptation du Québec (Certificate of Acceptance or CAQ) from the Government of Quebec. For more information on how to apply for a CAQ visit the immigration website of the Government of Quebec.
No study permit required
In some cases, minor children do not need a study permit to study in Canada. These cases include:

•minor children attending pre-school or kindergarten,
•minor children who are refugees or refugee claimants, or whose parents are refugees or refugee claimants,
•dependent children of accredited foreign representatives in Canada, and
•minor children who are already in Canada with parents who are allowed to work or study in Canada, and who want to attend pre-school, primary or secondary school.
Validity
•No study permit is required to attend pre-school or kindergarten.
•Study permits for primary school (grades 1 to 8) are normally valid for one year and can be renewed in Canada.
•Study permits for secondary school (grades 9 to 12), college or university are normally issued for the the full length of the intended period of study in Canada, plus 90 days (maximum 4 years).
•Study permits for minor children studying in Quebec are valid for the same length of time as the Certificat d’acceptation du Québec (Certificate of Acceptance or CAQ).

Anyone know the answer to this: When you have the via through IEC, is there a limit to how many times you can go and stay in Canada? Can you work for a couple of months and then leave Canada and then go back again and do that as many times as you want?

Faith wrote: »

Theoretically, you can enter and leave as often as you like, but your insurance policy will only cover you for a specific number of visits back to Ireland, of a specific length. If you breach these, your insurance policy will be invalidated and your visa could theoretically be cancelled due to the lack of coverage.

Thanks, Faith!

Hi,

Can someone please tell me how to identify what the Visa number you got is by using the World Tracking Number (WTN) you received.

There are two sets of numbers within the WTN. Which set of numbers denotes your Visa number?

My WTN is DUBLIN-IE-14-XXXXXX

So did I get Visa number 14?

Thanks,
Hugo

Faith,

Thanks for that. Well then I think that means I got Visa 3900.

Please tell me that means that I got Visa 3900 out of the total 7700 and not out of the 3850 up for grabs today?

Tearing my hair out here!

Thanks,
Hugo

I think it started at the 3851 I got a wtn aswel but this still doesn't mean uve got a place yet though does it?

I got a WTN!
*weeps*

mossy14 wrote: »

I have a querey. I know it says on the kompass account that : Acceptable formats: PDF, JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF. for the passport and cv documents. But i see here some people saying only pdf is exceptable? can someone confirm will either of the others do as i cannot get my files into pdf.. adobe is acting the arse with me.

Can you email your resume to someone, get them to save it as a pdf then email back to you then upload.

mossy14 wrote: »

Possibly... anyone care to do it? would rather not send my details to someone but whatever it takes i suppose.

Ill do it if you like. Mines all just gone through.

mossy14 wrote: »

i have the files in jpg.. isnt that acceptable? if someone that has already sent them as jpg can confirm.??

Not sure. My passport photo gone in jpeg, resume gone in pdf.

Is it ok to send resume in pdf and passport pic in jpeg like someone else just asked?

Sorry to bump this thread, but I have been asked to pay the fees now and after reading the site several times, I am still not exactly clear whether I would receive a refund of the +/- 100 euros should I not be accepted, I am certainly not flush enough at the moment to be throwing away 100 euros.

So, would anyone know if not currently being an Irish resident (but an Irish citizen) would render my application invalid and prevent me being a participant on the programme?

Thanks

you can get a refund up to a certain point i cant remember where of the top of my head but there is to a point .

does anyone know what the situation is regarding leaving and re-entering Canada?
my situation is this - i received my LOI but i'm not ready to move before the activation date so i was planning on travelling to Canada, activating the visa, staying for a week and then coming back to Ireland. does anyone know if their is a time limit for me to re-enter Canada or can i return say 6 months later - therefore still have 18 months?