CANADA 2013 IEC MEGATHREAD

Lmnover

kermitdfrog wrote: »

Thanks PK.

I know - MY application is around the 6700 mark.

Quite, but what I am asking what is the norm here, do many withdraw/get refused and how many usually, i.e. is do we have any chance at all or do we have to start planning for 2014?

hi stupid question but how do you know what position you are in the application queue? we received verification yesterday and then made payment and uploaded that - now it says "payment pending" - how long does it now take to hear back from them for the next stage? as i want to be ready this time as we were nearly too late to apply and had a very stressful day yesterday!
what other documents do we need to have ready for next stage? i have police clearance sorted - do we need birth certs?

sorry but this application is just too important to mess up!

JustRoss23

all the places are now gone:o

mairemoo

oh my god! i.ve been waiting since Wednesday for my verification! i will flip if Im refused!

Against

Hi guys,

So it looks like they're out of visas, but accepting a few more applications in case of withdrawals/refusals. I didn't expect them to go so fast! Probably gonna have a go anyway and if it doesn't work out try next year :-/

But I had a question, probably a bit silly I know, but on the Kompass application they ask for employment info. Just wondering, they're hardly going to contact your current employer to verify you work there, right?? I don't really want that, you know...



@Cream Bun: I'd say gather up some kind of a printout of the rest of the information yourself and include it.

In general though, internet banking's the way to go IMO, you get all the info. You might even be able to get the info for that payment you made if you have internet banking set up.

JustRoss23

no mate the employment is just to have on record what every your write make sure it is the exact same as your cv because when you have to upload it for stage 2 they will be checking the 2 so any difference and it will result in your visa application being denied.

Cream Bun

@Cream Bun: I'd say gather up some kind of a printout of the rest of the information yourself and include it.

In general though, internet banking's the way to go IMO, you get all the info. You might even be able to get the info for that payment you made if you have internet banking set up.

Thanks, i actually have AIB internet banking but dont have a card reader and didnt wanna waste time so did it in the bank. Hopefully they'll accept it.

westerlywonder

Crooked Jack wrote: »

well mine ends 6509. I take i that means over 150 people will have to drop out for me to get a place.?

Yes, technically. But i can assure you this will happen.
it wont be that people will drop out, more so that applictions will be rejected for being incomplete or being ineligible.

For piece of mind, last year in april the visa number grew several hundred as the system caught up with rejected appliactions.

On your other question, i received my WTN on tuesday, i am almost sure that in the letter it stated that i had until the 8th of feb to make the payment.
you will probably have a few extra days on this as your WTN was only received yesterday. but check the letter.
Either way you can wait until monday if you like

cypressg

Cream Bun wrote: »

I payed the fee yesterday in AIB and all I got was the little purple and white slip just saying the branch number and account number and the amount paid. Now Im just after reading that you need to include all these details-

- Name of account holder
- Name of financial institution
- Account number
- Amount paid
- Date on which the payment was made
- Reference number for the payment
- Payment purpose/Payment reference number: HQ-IE-13-WHP-00****

Has anyone been accepted who just had what I had or are all these things really required??

I was accepted with this

ladybird23

I got an email today saying
"Congratulations! You have successfully registered for your IEC Kompass account...."

the same email i got when I 1st opened my Kompass account!

Did anyone else get this? Dunno why they've sent it to me again, applied on Wed, payed on thurs!

JustRoss23

well surely if people went too go to canada bad enough they will make sure there application is perfect i no i will be anyway and i am sure everyone else will be the same. the only way i can see people being rejected is if they make a major balls of it or they submit a police clearance form that has a conviction on it.

westerlywonder

kermitdfrog wrote: »

What the...?! The IEC site was saying, up until a few weeks ago, that the application process information would be available from the 1st of Feb. My better half and I are currently in Canada so we logged in this evening, the 1st, to see what the procedure was and what steps were required only discover that the application process has seemingly been open for days, the quota has been exceeded and we're up **** creek without a paddle...

Can anyone clarify some things for us please? When did applications open? Why did they open earlier than previously declared? How likely are we to get an offer at this stage given it looks like we're in and around the 6700th applicants (we have completed the application now)? In previous years, as we understand it, the scheme didn't close until May - what happened here? Is this unusual or is there always a huge number of initial applications? I'd really appreciate any insight here, thanks.

Damn, this has really stressed us out....

Previously the website site stated that the IEC 2013 working holiday programme would be opening before feb 1st.
It has been open since 15.30pm irish time the 29th of jan

wyliecoyote1

Just have a quick query about uploading the cv. in the application form it asks information about when i started college. i knew the month but not the exact date. so now i have to include this information on my cv. problem is that im not to sure of the dates i put on the application form and now the dates on the cv and application form wont match. plus the application form is now locked so i cant check the dates. maybe if i meassge them them with my problem, something can be done.

ladybird23

wyliecoyote1 wrote: »

Just have a quick query about uploading the cv. in the application form it asks information about when i started college. i knew the month but not the exact date. so now i have to include this information on my cv. problem is that im not to sure of the dates i put on the application form and now the dates on the cv and application form wont match. plus the application form is now locked so i cant check the dates. maybe if i meassge them them with my problem, something can be done.

Do you have to put exact dates on your cv (e.g. day, month and year)
I was planning on just writing e.g. Sept 2006 - June 2009 instead of 1st Sept 2006 - 26th June 2009

Cream Bun

cypressg wrote: »

I was accepted with this

Thanks hopefully mine will be too:)

wyliecoyote1

ladybird23 wrote: »

Do you have to put exact dates on your cv (e.g. day, month and year)
I was planning on just writing e.g. Sept 2006 - June 2009 instead of 1st Sept 2006 - 26th June 2009

well, there was a reply just a few posts up that said both peices of info had to match. when the application form is filled out, you have to put in exact dates, so i would imagine they would have to match! just need to find a way to fix this!

westerlywonder

wyliecoyote1 wrote: »

well, there was a reply just a few posts up that said both peices of info had to match. when the application form is filled out, you have to put in exact dates, so i would imagine they would have to match! just need to find a way to fix this!

It is true last year they were very strict on matching dates from your cv with the information given in the online forms.
This however was becasue it was necessary to demonstrate habitual residency last year. That condition has been removed this year, so i can imagine there will be a problem if you get the date wrong by a few days

JustRoss23

oh no exact dates address of employers is sooo important its a silly mistake like that which would cost a person a visa:/

To the above poster dates have to be exactly the same i cant stress this enough i would hate to see some 1 lose a visa .

JuicyJim

Hi guys,

I applied to IEC late yesterday evening in a panic, and got my WTN number which ends in 6341. Just wondering with regards payment, once I've been given a WTN number within the visa quota, does that mean I've got my place and just need to pay? Or the fact that it's now the weekend and can't pay the fee until Monday, would that render my application useless? This has been the most stressful ordeal of my life and would love id someone gave me some closure on this, thanks!!

wyliecoyote1

JustRoss23 wrote: »

oh no exact dates address of employers is sooo important its a silly mistake like that which would cost a person a visa:/

To the above poster not good advice dates have to be exactly the same i cant stress this enough i would hate to see some 1 lose a visa .

soo, there must be a way to fix this. i have already paid and my reciept has been verified. maybe if i message them or something? plus i cant log into my kompass account at the moment , just keeps bringing me back to the register page. can anyone link me the login page please

JustRoss23

what did you do wrong?

westerlywonder

JustRoss23 wrote: »

what did you do wrong?

he cant remember the exact date he finished/started college

krudler

JustRoss23 wrote: »

oh no exact dates address of employers is sooo important its a silly mistake like that which would cost a person a visa:/

To the above poster not good advice dates have to be exactly the same i cant stress this enough i would hate to see some 1 lose a visa .

I doubt it, they can't expect people to remember exact dates of 10 years of jobs. What if you worked for a company that have long since closed? people could have had a dozen jobs in that many years especially students who had part time work.

krudler

JuicyJim wrote: »

Hi guys,

I applied to IEC late yesterday evening in a panic, and got my WTN number which ends in 6341. Just wondering with regards payment, once I've been given a WTN number within the visa quota, does that mean I've got my place and just need to pay? Or the fact that it's now the weekend and can't pay the fee until Monday, would that render my application useless? This has been the most stressful ordeal of my life and would love id someone gave me some closure on this, thanks!!

read the letter, once you have you WTN your place is secured, the email with your WTN number has the date the payment needs to be in by, once you get it paid by then you're sorted my fee isnt due until feb 9th

giggii

JuicyJim wrote: »

Hi guys,

I applied to IEC late yesterday evening in a panic, and got my WTN number which ends in 6341. Just wondering with regards payment, once I've been given a WTN number within the visa quota, does that mean I've got my place and just need to pay? Or the fact that it's now the weekend and can't pay the fee until Monday, would that render my application useless? This has been the most stressful ordeal of my life and would love id someone gave me some closure on this, thanks!!

You have until a certain date to pay, which means you can still go to the bank on Monday and make your payment and get your receipt. If you have online banking you can use that though, a lot of people have done successfully!

wyliecoyote1

krudler wrote: »

I doubt it, they can't expect people to remember exact dates of 10 years of jobs. What if you worked for a company that have long since closed? people could have had a dozen jobs in that many years especially students who had part time work.

so maybe someone has experience with the dates not being correct and have fixed it?? im nearly sure i can remember the dates i put in but i want to be confident that they are correct

westerlywonder

krudler wrote: »

read the letter, once you have you WTN your place is secured, the email with your WTN number has the date the payment needs to be in by, once you get it paid by then you're sorted my fee isnt due until feb 9th

krudler, some people have received WTN but been requested not to submit payment until they are further instructed as places are currently full.
I expect the people in this position, although they do have a WTN are not secured of a visa yet

JustRoss23

Haha ok mate you don't fill in correct dates and have the two not matching up and tell me when you get granted your visa;):rolleyes:. I mean when i say exact dates that the dates you entered for your work details match that of your cv thats all if you have the 5th of september written in on your Kompass account as when you have started college but you have the 12 of oct on your CV that's not going to look to good:cool:

westerlywonder

JustRoss23 wrote: »

Haha ok mate you don't fill in correct dates and have the two not matching up and tell me when you get granted your visa;):rolleyes:. I mean when i say exact dates that the dates you entered for your work details match that of your cv thats all if you have the 5th of september written in on your Kompass account as when you have started college but you have the 12 of oct on your CV that's not going to look to good:cool:

i presume he is out by a few days at most not a month

JuicyJim

Thanks for the replies guys! and westerlywonder, I was given a WTN number which ends in 6341, and the quota is 6500 I think? Does that mean I got in on time and just have to pay the fee on Monday when I am able?

westerlywonder

JuicyJim wrote: »

Thanks for the replies guys! and westerlywonder, I was given a WTN number which ends in 6341, and the quota is 6500 I think? Does that mean I got in on time and just have to pay the fee on Monday when I am able?

Yep you should be fine if you have received a letter with instruction for payment.
On that letter will be the latest day that you can make payment. Monday should be fine