IEC 2013: How quick will spaces fill?

JustRoss23

what you mean actual visa? depends on what skills you have after the iec the other option is an LMO but you must have a skill/trade thats in huge demand and the employer in canada must be able to show the government in canada that he was unable to fill the job with a local before he will get granted the lmo.

Nk1888

JustRoss23 wrote: »

what you mean actual visa? depends on what skills you have after the iec the other option is an LMO but you must have a skill/trade thats in huge demand and the employer in canada must be able to show the government in canada that he was unable to fill the job with a local before he will get granted the lmo.

This is correct, but it's not as hard as you're making it out to be for a LMO. There are so many employers looking for skilled workers in Canada especially Calgary. There simply isn't enough workers for the economy at the moment. For all of you who feel like you want to go this route, start emailing companies expressing your interest. If they give you an LMO then you're tied to that company until you get your PR. This is highly appealing for companies in Calgary as ppl chop and change jobs way to often.

On a side note I can say that a lot of the IEC visa applications will be rejected due to passports not covering the the whole duration of the 2 years, ppl applying for a third time (you wouldn't believe how many of these there are) and errors on the application forms ( if you applied last year and got rejected you'll know what I mean). Anyways my guess is if you're on the waiting list, you're in. It'll just take a little longer.

JustRoss23

Yea i didn't make it out be hard doh. i stated exactly what the process is the employer has to be able to prove he could not get a local to do the job and if that's the case he can then apply for the lmo for you. but you would need to have a skill/trade i don't think LMOs are able to be got for unskilled jobs.

seachto7

I haven't applied for stage one of the IEC even, as it says it is closed. SHould I just wait for cancellations or rejections?

JustRoss23

tbh mate you have no chance this year:o i hate to be blunt there is already people with wtn number of 7700 + which is mad as there is only 6350 and i cant see there being 1500 mistakes.

Lisa 2013

Thanks for the replys guys, its not for me though, i have my place secured im like in the 3000's, its for my boyfriend,his passport didnt come on time.. he is a carpenter but isn't qualified fully, would he have to be fully qualified to be considered for this LMO thing you are on about?

JustRoss23

yea i would say he would need to be or if not how many years does he have done? would he have 9000 hours think its about 3+ years.

JustRoss23

Hours Months
Cabinetmaker 8160 72
Carpenter 8160 72

Thats how much time he would need to have to be allowed to challenge the red seal exam but since you said hes not quailfied i doubt he would have the 72 months that is the requirement for Alberta i don't know about any other area

Lisa 2013

Ok im a bit confused with the hours months thing but he has been doing carpentry for about 4 years in total? would that be enough? He was on phase 3 i think and then he left his apprenticeship to work for someone else as a carpenter again..

JustRoss23

no as that is only 48 months and 8112 hours. so he is 3 years short of what is required. but that is only the rules for Alberta maybe check where every you are planning on going and see what the rules are for there. without his trade cert and only having 4 years he might struggle to get an LMO.

Lisa 2013

I'm after doing a good bit of research there, and I think all he needs is a job offer from a Canadian employer and I have researched some jobs there and there requirements vary, some say 3-5 years experience and no certification required, I also checked do you have to have a certificate in carpentery to work in Toronto and you don't, you do in other parts of Canada and in other job titles but not carpentery, so I'm assuming all he needs is a job offer to apply for a work permit! I'm guessing its up to the employer to decide if they want a qualified worker or not, and on Indeed.Ca some do, some don't.. so I think he has a good chance to get in if offered a job

And he just told me there he has 5 years experience, not 4

Birdster

Lads I'm still hopeful. They haven't opened the UK application yet. New Zealand still has 2,346 visas waiting to be snapped up out of their allocation of 2,500, and Australia has no limit on working holiday visas the 8,900 they are allocated is a guideline only.

They could give us an extra bit. There is hope for us yet, everyone on the waiting list, FINGERS CROSSED!!!!

jellywoo87

Undertow wrote: »

7070, I think!

Hi Undertow, this thread hasn't been visited for quite a while!! Just wondering if you had heard anything? My boyfriend and I are both around the 7115 mark!! I have heard of one person at around WTN 6700 being asked for payment 2 weeks ago so obviously they are now making their way through the waiting list!! Have you lost hope?!!

Hope to hear from you, haven't heard from anyone else I have tried contact on waiting list...maybe people have given up hope! Jelly-woo

annor99

Hi

Myself and my boyfriend were about the 6,900 mark and we were both asked for payment a week ago. Have my fingers crossed for you jelly-woo

Undertow

Hey Jellywoo- haven't heard anything yet, and had pretty much given up any hope of a call up to be honest with you- but these last 2 posts have given me hope!! I'll post up something if I hear anything back ok!

jellywoo87

annor99 wrote: »

Hi

Myself and my boyfriend were about the 6,900 mark and we were both asked for payment a week ago. Have my fingers crossed for you jelly-woo

Oh annor99 that is fantastic news! Congrats! And thank you, we have everything crossed at this stage. We don't want get hopes up too much just yet at the same time! We are currently in Edmonton, if you are thinking of heading out this way and have any questions fire away! Jelly-woo

jellywoo87

Undertow wrote: »

Hey Jellywoo- haven't heard anything yet, and had pretty much given up any hope of a call up to be honest with you- but these last 2 posts have given me hope!! I'll post up something if I hear anything back ok!

Hi Undertow! Things are starting to look up just a little?! Here's hoping anyway. My boyfriend is convinced we will be fine and that at least 10% visas will be made available due to different situations. Then perhaps people on the waiting list will have made alternative plans? Just a theory! Definitely please let me know if you hear anything, so close but yet so far ! :O Looking forward to hearing from you, all the best, Jelly-woo

Undertow

Well they've jumped from 6700's to 6900's in the space of a week! I'm actually planning to head to NZ next month for a while, but this could throw a spanner in the works! Bring it on.

Undertow

Just got asked for payment this morning folks- woohoo! Now to find out how to pay and how to sort out this application while on the road!!

Birdster

Undertow wrote: »

Just got asked for payment this morning folks- woohoo! Now to find out how to pay and how to sort out this application while on the road!!

What number are you Undertow??? omg I got cold shivers there am I in with a chance too!!! aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh

Undertow

Around the 7100 mark. Rock on! ;-)

Birdster

Undertow wrote: »

Around the 7100 mark. Rock on! ;-)

Jesus fingers and piggies crossed I'm 7571!!

jellywoo87

Undertow wrote: »

Just got asked for payment this morning folks- woohoo! Now to find out how to pay and how to sort out this application while on the road!!

Oh Undertow I'm delighted for you!!! Hope it all goes smoothly now Waiting on the edge of my seat for a mail, heres hoping they have another 40 or so to hand out!! I'm currently in Edmonton so if you are thinking of heading this way and have any questions ask away! Congrats again - Jellywoo

Undertow

Cheers Jellywoo- thats really good of ya! You'll def get called- if you havent already! Same with you Birdster, although you will prob have to wait another 2-4 weeks I reckon. Paid the fee, applied for police certs, garda cert & driver licence report. Hopefully the ordeal isn't too awkward as I'm on a plane to NZ in 2 weeks! Still haven't got word that the payment is accepted yet though.

NewsMeQuick

Reading this thread gives some good indications of how things work out. The first half of the thread seemed convinced that the visas would last a long time. (2012 was the 'red herring', where all the visas were gone in about 5 months) but for 2013 it was 2 days. Be warned!

Birdster

Undertow wrote: »

Cheers Jellywoo- thats really good of ya! You'll def get called- if you havent already! Same with you Birdster, although you will prob have to wait another 2-4 weeks I reckon. Paid the fee, applied for police certs, garda cert & driver licence report. Hopefully the ordeal isn't too awkward as I'm on a plane to NZ in 2 weeks! Still haven't got word that the payment is accepted yet though.

Oh lord...my garda cert was issued in October, they are valid for a year aren't they? And my Aussie one? What's this driver license report about ? I haven't been keeping up, crikey.

totsy88

Birdster wrote: »

Oh lord...my garda cert was issued in October, they are valid for a year aren't they? And my Aussie one? What's this driver license report about ? I haven't been keeping up, crikey.

Your Irish Garda cert cant be any more than 3 months old when applying for your iec visa. Not sure about your aussie one or the drivers licence report.

Undertow

I got all the certs/drivers report last Dec, thinking that getting the visa once they came out in Jan was a no-brainer! As far as I know they all should be applied for within the last 3 months. So I applied for everything once again last week!

By the way, my payment got verified a couple of days ago. Does anyone know if I have to do anything else in order to get the Conditional Letter of Acceptance? Once I get that I think you move onto Stage 2...

Birdster

Undertow wrote: »

I got all the certs/drivers report last Dec, thinking that getting the visa once they came out in Jan was a no-brainer! As far as I know they all should be applied for within the last 3 months. So I applied for everything once again last week! QUOTE]

Well feckit anyway

shivdev

Hey,
Just wondering if anyone else here has heard anything? I'm currently in Vancouver right now but my boyfriend is back at home and still waiting to hear back from the IEC crowd. He's around the 7400 mark so not sure what's gonna happen at this point!

Muffinman1

shivdev wrote: »

Hey,
Just wondering if anyone else here has heard anything? I'm currently in Vancouver right now but my boyfriend is back at home and still waiting to hear back from the IEC crowd. He's around the 7400 mark so not sure what's gonna happen at this point!

Think they nearly all issued and it didn't get far past 7100 mark

Birdster

I just got an email from IEC asking me for money if I still wanted to participate in the program, the quota has not been filled. WTN 7571. :eek: I had completely given up!!!!!!!!!!!

shivdev

Congrats! My boyfriend got the same email on the 5th Sept and is already on the 2nd stage so things are moving fairly quickly at this point! Hopefully you'll get to Canada soon!

NewsMeQuick

Birdster wrote: »

I just got an email from IEC asking me for money if I still wanted to participate in the program, the quota has not been filled. WTN 7571. :eek: I had completely given up!!!!!!!!!!!

That's really amazing, congratulations!

So if you were at 7571 and 6350 visas were allowed, 1200 didn't make it? That's a lot. By the time I looked into Canada it had closed and wouldn't accept applications. Roll on 2014!

Birdster

shivdev wrote: »

Congrats! My boyfriend got the same email on the 5th Sept and is already on the 2nd stage so things are moving fairly quickly at this point! Hopefully you'll get to Canada soon!

Wow that is fast! All my police certs and garda certs are invalid now so I'll have to start from scratch again!! I'm all over the place with the shock, I'll have to start reading the forums for help on filling it out now!

Really can't believe it!