Canada: IEC 2012 Now Open

Helix

jesus they really seem to have made a holy balls of everything this year

DazzlerIE

Helix wrote: »

jesus they really seem to have made a holy balls of everything this year

It's a joke isn't it?

Like the amount of people who sent off their apps in early Jan that haven't heard a peep yet

Mine's gone two weeks now, so should be just another two or three before they acknowledge they have it :rolleyes:

Ciankid22

It's pretty funny if you look a the updates on the website on the numbers of visas remaining. It was about 4080 on the 26th of January and now its gone up to 5026. A lot of people getting their applications sent back for silly reasons!!!

DazzlerIE

Ciankid22 wrote: »

It's pretty funny if you look a the updates on the website on the numbers of visas remaining. It was about 4080 on the 26th of January and now its gone up to 5026. A lot of people getting their applications sent back for silly reasons!!!

Best one I've seen so far is the guy whose girlfriend included a cheque with her app

Rather than rip it up and accept the app, they sent it back to her

speri_mental

Hey guys

Just wondering if anyone has had any problems emailing the IMM 1295 form? I have the saved form with all my details in it, but there is no reference number or anything. I forgot to save it after I had validated and printed the form. The printed out version that I sent them of course had a reference number along with the barcodes and all that.

I have scanned copies of this form. Any point in sending them these copies along with the PDF version (withouth a reference number)?

Also, this PDF version we send doesnt have to have a signature on it does it? Because then we'd have to send scanned copies anyway?

A tad confused

I'm yet to hear that they've received anything, I'm just worring myself along with the rest of you I guess!

C@non

speri_mental wrote: »

Hey guys

Just wondering if anyone has had any problems emailing the IMM 1295 form? I have the saved form with all my details in it, but there is no reference number or anything. I forgot to save it after I had validated and printed the form. The printed out version that I sent them of course had a reference number along with the barcodes and all that.

I have scanned copies of this form. Any point in sending them these copies along with the PDF version (withouth a reference number)?

Also, this PDF version we send doesnt have to have a signature on it does it? Because then we'd have to send scanned copies anyway?

A tad confused

I'm yet to hear that they've received anything, I'm just worring myself along with the rest of you I guess!

I dont think there is a reference number on that IMM1295 Form.. i think you are thinking of the other forms.
All that shows is the barcodes and if its validated or not.
All you have to make sure if that when you send the PDF file you you rename it from IMM1295 to the WTN number they give you in the email.

I think what they do is print it out and if you look at the end of one of the pages it says "For office use" they just print it out and use it as reference.. i send them a scanned version too as back up.. but i dont think the signature really matters for this part its only the first step.

speri_mental

Oh right! cool! thanks for that. I'm becoming obsessed with this forum. The amount of things that are going wrong for people! Nothing seems to be going right!

Best of luck with yours.

lindzation

speri_mental wrote: »

Hey guys

Just wondering if anyone has had any problems emailing the IMM 1295 form? I have the saved form with all my details in it, but there is no reference number or anything. I forgot to save it after I had validated and printed the form. The printed out version that I sent them of course had a reference number along with the barcodes and all that.

I have scanned copies of this form. Any point in sending them these copies along with the PDF version (withouth a reference number)?

Also, this PDF version we send doesnt have to have a signature on it does it? Because then we'd have to send scanned copies anyway?

A tad confused

I'm yet to hear that they've received anything, I'm just worring myself along with the rest of you I guess!

So funny you just wrote this as I was having the exact same panic this morning... we sent my boyfriends off last night and I just realized I didn't save it after I validated it either, or else it didn't work properly.. can't believe I would have messed that up..

I was thinking I would just scan it and send it as well...

lindzation

Ciankid22 wrote: »

It's pretty funny if you look a the updates on the website on the numbers of visas remaining. It was about 4080 on the 26th of January and now its gone up to 5026. A lot of people getting their applications sent back for silly reasons!!!

yeah the number going up and down like that is making me more nervous! I probably checked over the forms about 100 times and I still feel like I probably did something wrong..

jamie205

retalivity wrote: »

Mine has been sitting in London since January 9th, no email or nothing at all on confirmation its been received, never mind rejected (18 month thins). I have 5 weeks til my visa runs out, So i'm goin other avenues instead.

Goodbye IEC, thanks for nothing!!

what other avenues are you going to try?? im faced with a similar result as they denied my application for applying under the wrong initiative! no idea what that means and they wont respond to my emails !!! tough times!!

Ciankid22

DazzlerIE wrote: »

Best one I've seen so far is the guy whose girlfriend included a cheque with her app

Rather than rip it up and accept the app, they sent it back to her

Ha, you'd think with a bit of common sense that they would just send the cheque back and process her app!! That kind of sh*t just makes a lot more work for themselves I would think but sure ya never know whats going on over there. I'm sure there will be a lot more stranger scenarios with applications being sent back!! I'm nearly thinking of applying for next years visa all ready! I might just get it in time for 2013!! ha!!

tinyfox

ashemaly65 wrote: »

Were you "rejected" in the first phase (before paying) or second phase (after being passed on to CIC)? Is your husband coming with you to Canada? I wonder if you still have to sign if they are NOT coming with you? like "I certify that I don't not have a spouse or common law partner....accompanying me?" so silly how vague they are. Let us know if they reply via email....sorry that happened, hopefully it all gets sorted out!

I was rejected in the first phase before payment and my husband is going to which I also indicated in the form. 5 mins after I got my rejection email, he got the please pay etc etc email. We sent his off and I emailed them again the same email with "urgent" in the subject line but as of yet to no avail. I have another set of forms ready to go but don't know how long to wait for a response from them before I send in a new application??

If I hear anything back I'll let ye guys know. Good luck to everyone else having issues as well!

Ugh!! This is torture :mad:

The Fox

Hey guys,

I just got email requesting payment yay. What do I put in the subject field of the mail when I send on my IMM1295 anyone know? So it's doesn't get lost with the rest of them. My WTN number?

Hitch11

The Fox wrote: »

Hey guys,

I just got email requesting payment yay. What do I put in the subject field of the mail when I send on my IMM1295 anyone know? So it's doesn't get lost with the rest of them. My WTN number?

Yep

emaxwell14

ShortskirtCiara wrote: »

Email them asap and put 'URGENT' in the subject line. I never received an email either and they were unable to find my payment, thank god they found it in the end but email them straight away to make sure.

ldn.iec@international.gc.ca

I am in the same boat, received the email and made the payment on the 27th. Might be a bit early to be getting worried.

Just did what you suggested anyway, but did they reply to you or they just figured it out?

tinyfox

Just got an email back from them

"As there is no appeal process for a refused IEC application, our best recommendation would be that you prepare and submit a new application forms package. You can re-include the supporting documentation (police certificate, etc.) but the IEC and CIC application forms should be new."

So they screwed up and I get sent to the back of the line :mad:. Sent another package out in the post this morning so here's hoping I have good news in a few weeks

The Shad

Hi, got a quick question. All the forms are filled out, sending them tomorrow, but I realised that I'm not sure on two parts. When filling in work details, I put down Unknown and Unknown under job I will be doing and duties it will require. Also, do I mark it down as a visiting or working visa?

I know these questions have already been asked, but I can't check the thread properly because I'm at work (lunch break, wasted time trying to find a place for passport photos, no time to check the thread) and any help would be greatly appreciated.

ShortskirtCiara

Can someone tell me where I can find the CIC number? I have to email them by Austrailian Police Cert and they are asking for my WTN and my CIC number....I have my WTN but not the other.... Help asap please!!!!

macJc

Hey All,
Sent my application package of and they recieved it 3 weeks ago today. Still havent got any confirmation e-mail and getting extremely impatient..
How long has everybody else been waiting? i no it arrived at there office on the 12th because I tracked the post, and checked my email about ten times a day for the following week thinking id get confirmation a day or two later .........
Should I just relax or start investigating the wereabouts of it?

retalivity

macJc wrote: »

Hey All,
Sent my application package of and they recieved it 3 weeks ago today. Still havent got any confirmation e-mail and getting extremely impatient..
How long has everybody else been waiting? i no it arrived at there office on the 12th because I tracked the post, and checked my email about ten times a day for the following week thinking id get confirmation a day or two later .........

I am exactly the same. Same dates it arrived, no email or nothing yet.
I dont know what can possibly be done, someone mentioned to email them with URGENT in the headline, but I don't know how successful that would be

Tsukimi

Hey guys- after all the stupid drama involved in getting this difficult visa I finally got my letter of introduction this morning.

Going to book my flights tonight and will be arriving in Toronto in 3 weeks!!

Tsukimi

retalivity wrote: »

macJc wrote: »

Hey All,
Sent my application package of and they recieved it 3 weeks ago today. Still havent got any confirmation e-mail and getting extremely impatient..
How long has everybody else been waiting? i no it arrived at there office on the 12th because I tracked the post, and checked my email about ten times a day for the following week thinking id get confirmation a day or two later .........

I am exactly the same. Same dates it arrived, no email or nothing yet.
I dont know what can possibly be done, someone mentioned to email them with URGENT in the headline, but I don't know how successful that would be

I emailed them three times and no response. And then I emailed them with URGENT in the title and got a response within an hour or so. ) just don't flah it lads and please only use it if it is urgent otherwise when we do need to contact them urgently we won't be able to!

DazzlerIE

Tsukimi wrote: »

Hey guys- after all the stupid drama involved in getting this difficult visa I finally got my letter of introduction this morning.

Going to book my flights tonight and will be arriving in Toronto in 3 weeks!!

congrats

If you are thinking of doing a second year, then why not hold off a little while before leaving?

Just thinking, if you were applying again next year, then you'd have a serious worry with your visa running out and having to come home before getting another one

seems to have happened to a few people this year

Tsukimi

DazzlerIE wrote: »

congrats

If you are thinking of doing a second year, then why not hold off a little while before leaving?

Just thinking, if you were applying again next year, then you'd have a serious worry with your visa running out and having to come home before getting another one

seems to have happened to a few people this year

Yeah but my friends left on Monday to go out there, and I literally can't wait any longer haha!

retalivity

dont activate it til you get a job...go in on a tourist visa for a few months. That way, if you dont activiate it til april or sometime, you wont have to worry about your second year visa til april next year

ShortskirtCiara

retalivity wrote: »

dont activate it til you get a job...go in on a tourist visa for a few months. That way, if you dont activiate it til april or sometime, you wont have to worry about your second year visa til april next year

How dya get a tourist visa?
But if we get jobs do we not need to show the employer our visa and then get a social security number etc...??

Helix

ShortskirtCiara wrote: »

How dya get a tourist visa?
But if we get jobs do we not need to show the employer our visa and then get a social security number etc...??

you get a tourist visa by entering the country as a tourist. theyll ask what you're over for, you say you're on holiday and you're gonna hit the states in a month or so when you're done

then you look for work, when it looks like you're getting interest and lining up interviews etc, you go to the states side of niagara falls for a day and when you come back you activate your IEC, and your year starts from that date

DazzlerIE

I arrived in Van in June, didn't activate my visa until August, I'd highly recommend it

You may have to provide proof you can support yourself at immigration, the guy behind the counter seemed a bit dubious about letting me through, but backed down when I explained the situation to him

I showed him a bank statement to show I had the cash to support myself for a few months

supernova84

Is there any time limit on a holiday visa?

ShortskirtCiara

DazzlerIE wrote: »

I arrived in Van in June, didn't activate my visa until August, I'd highly recommend it

You may have to provide proof you can support yourself at immigration, the guy behind the counter seemed a bit dubious about letting me through, but backed down when I explained the situation to him

I showed him a bank statement to show I had the cash to support myself for a few months

What do you mean you explained the situation?

galwaygal27

macJc wrote: »

Hey All,
Sent my application package of and they recieved it 3 weeks ago today. Still havent got any confirmation e-mail and getting extremely impatient..
How long has everybody else been waiting? i no it arrived at there office on the 12th because I tracked the post, and checked my email about ten times a day for the following week thinking id get confirmation a day or two later .........
Should I just relax or start investigating the wereabouts of it?

same with us, we posted ours on the 17th Jan and haven't heard a thing, really freaking out! some people got their confirmation email straight away!! hate not knowing

DazzlerIE

ShortskirtCiara wrote: »

What do you mean you explained the situation?

That I had no intention of working, just wanted to have a holiday for a month or two

They'll want to see proof you have enough to support yourself without working

Helix

supernova84 wrote: »

Is there any time limit on a holiday visa?

3 months i think

DazzlerIE

AFAIK it's six months

galwaygal27

Helix wrote: »

you get a tourist visa by entering the country as a tourist. theyll ask what you're over for, you say you're on holiday and you're gonna hit the states in a month or so when you're done

then you look for work, when it looks like you're getting interest and lining up interviews etc, you go to the states side of niagara falls for a day and when you come back you activate your IEC, and your year starts from that date

So do you apply for your social insurance number when you start your visa? like, when you have interviews, you go state side for a day, activate your visa when you come back into the country and then apply for social insurance number?

CliodhnaB

You have to have your visa to get your SIN number. Id just get your visa when you land.. Its what I did.. I took a months holiday when I got here and just casually applied for jobs went for a interview and started the next day... I dunno its personal preference..

Ciankid22

galwaygal27 wrote: »

So do you apply for your social insurance number when you start your visa? like, when you have interviews, you go state side for a day, activate your visa when you come back into the country and then apply for social insurance number?

Yep you apply for your SIN when you get your visa. You can get your visa at the border in the morning and then you can go get your SIN straight away when you get back. Just tell your employers at interviews that you have a visa and SIN, then when you get an offer for a job head straight for the border.

I am going in on a tourist visa for about a month or so because dont want to go through the stress next year of cutting it too close to get another visa. No point wasting a month of the working visa when your just going to be boozin and looking for jobs.

CliodhnaB

Ciankid22 wrote: »

galwaygal27 wrote: »

So do you apply for your social insurance number when you start your visa? like, when you have interviews, you go state side for a day, activate your visa when you come back into the country and then apply for social insurance number?

Yep you apply for your SIN when you get your visa. You can get your visa at the border in the morning and then you can go get your SIN straight away when you get back. Just tell your employers at interviews that you have a visa and SIN, then when you get an offer for a job head straight for the border.

I am going in on a tourist visa for about a month or so because dont want to go through the stress next year of cutting it too close to get another visa. No point wasting a month of the working visa when your just going to be boozin and looking for jobs.

From what I have experienced employeers take photocopies of your visa and sin. I went for 2 interviews and both requested to see mine and took copies! But im in Van could be dif over East!

Helix

DazzlerIE wrote: »

AFAIK it's six months

if its like the states theyll only give you 3 there and then, you have to specifically ask for 6, in which case they'll definitely ask to see proof of funding, and they require $50 a day i think, so that's $9150 you'll need

Bertocon

Even tho ive sent them proof that my payment was made exactly how they requested, and had my bank to trace it and confirm it reached the account, they sent me a rejection letter on the grounds of non payment and will not respond to my emails.

If I need to reapply, I have to wait for my police cert to be sent to me in canada and i was wondering how quick after the rejection did anyone receive their applications back???

At this stage, after all the bullsh** ive been through with these ignorant people, somethings telling me canada can go f*** itsself. why have these idiots such a messed up system when Australian visas can be issued in a number of days? less than 24 hours if british...

Does anyone know how long my rejected application should be?

Also if i reapply how do i change the way i make payment next time when i did everything perfect and it wasnt good enough?

Helix

whats happening to these payments they say they arent getting? are yis getting refunds or is the money not going anywhere? id be more concerned with that to be honest

MJRS

Helix wrote: »

if its like the states theyll only give you 3 there and then, you have to specifically ask for 6, in which case they'll definitely ask to see proof of funding, and they require $50 a day i think, so that's $9150 you'll need

Nope, visitor status is six months, just got it two weeks ago without asking for it. No proof of funding either!

cameragal

Hi guys, I paid on February 24th and I still haven't got any confirmation of payment. I mailed twice with urgent in the title but haven't got a response. Any ideas on what to do now? I'm worried because so many seem to to have had problems with their payments. I'm so annoyed with this whole proccess. I sent my application on Decemeber 23rd and it seems that many who sent it around that time already have their LOI!

cally112

Hey everyone,

just a quick question! I sent off my application on the 17th of Jan by registered post. They definitely got it, judging by the tracking online. I still haven't received an e-mail confirming they have though! How long did it take people to receive this e-mail?

It'll be three weeks this monday when it was sent!

Thanks!

Zapp Brannigan

Helix wrote: »

whats happening to these payments they say they arent getting? are yis getting refunds or is the money not going anywhere? id be more concerned with that to be honest

That's my biggest concern right now too.

Bunch of cowboys tbh.

galwaygal27

cally112 wrote: »

Hey everyone,

just a quick question! I sent off my application on the 17th of Jan by registered post. They definitely got it, judging by the tracking online. I still haven't received an e-mail confirming they have though! How long did it take people to receive this e-mail?

It'll be three weeks this monday when it was sent!

Thanks!

Hiya we are in the same boat as you, posted ours on the 17th too, and not a word since.

cally112

galwaygal27 wrote: »

cally112 wrote: »

Hey everyone,

just a quick question! I sent off my application on the 17th of Jan by registered post. They definitely got it, judging by the tracking online. I still haven't received an e-mail confirming they have though! How long did it take people to receive this e-mail?

It'll be three weeks this monday when it was sent!

Thanks!

Hiya we are in the same boat as you, posted ours on the 17th too, and not a word since.

Oh cool!! Least i know someone else is in the place! Hopefully we heard somethin back soon!!

galwaygal27

I'll keep updated so

retalivity

It really is a shambles.
I thought last year was bad, this year is a complete joke.

MrThrifty

Ha ha... The IEC scheme administrators are a joke... They refuse to offer a phone number for enquiries and ignore practically all emails sent to them. Big issue which I suspect has caught them out is that they decided they didn't need any proof of payment but didn't have the intelligence to request that people put some sort of identifying description against the electronic payment. Now they have a mess - lots of payments that they don't know who they belong to. Pure idiots! I'd love to drop into the London embassy and say this directly to them.