Can I activate my IEC visa before it expires then return at a later date?
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Can I activate my IEC visa before it expires then return at a later date?
Hi all,
Recently I have been approved for an IEC visa and I have until March 2020 to enter Canada. However, I have been accepted on a year long Master's course in the UK from September! Ideally, I would love to do both but I am currently 29 and will not be eligible to apply for IEC again next year (and it was very difficult for me to get all the paperwork together as I've lived in different countries). Would it be possible for me to take a short trip (a week or so) to Canada to activate the visa and then return to the UK for the remainder of my course? The idea would be to come back after my course has finished to use the final year and a quarter of the visa.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
Recently I have been approved for an IEC visa and I have until March 2020 to enter Canada. However, I have been accepted on a year long Master's course in the UK from September! Ideally, I would love to do both but I am currently 29 and will not be eligible to apply for IEC again next year (and it was very difficult for me to get all the paperwork together as I've lived in different countries). Would it be possible for me to take a short trip (a week or so) to Canada to activate the visa and then return to the UK for the remainder of my course? The idea would be to come back after my course has finished to use the final year and a quarter of the visa.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
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Re: Can I activate my IEC visa before it expires then return at a later date?
Hi all,
Recently I have been approved for an IEC visa and I have until March 2020 to enter Canada. However, I have been accepted on a year long Master's course in the UK from September! Ideally, I would love to do both but I am currently 29 and will not be eligible to apply for IEC again next year (and it was very difficult for me to get all the paperwork together as I've lived in different countries). Would it be possible for me to take a short trip (a week or so) to Canada to activate the visa and then return to the UK for the remainder of my course? The idea would be to come back after my course has finished to use the final year and a quarter of the visa.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
Recently I have been approved for an IEC visa and I have until March 2020 to enter Canada. However, I have been accepted on a year long Master's course in the UK from September! Ideally, I would love to do both but I am currently 29 and will not be eligible to apply for IEC again next year (and it was very difficult for me to get all the paperwork together as I've lived in different countries). Would it be possible for me to take a short trip (a week or so) to Canada to activate the visa and then return to the UK for the remainder of my course? The idea would be to come back after my course has finished to use the final year and a quarter of the visa.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
HTH.
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Re: Can I activate my IEC visa before it expires then return at a later date?
Of course just remember that to have the IEC permit issued for full term you still need to meet the 2 year insurance and funds requirement on landing even if intending to do a quick initial turnaround.
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Re: Can I activate my IEC visa before it expires then return at a later date?
What's the deal with insurance?
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Re: Can I activate my IEC visa before it expires then return at a later date?
Online reviews are pretty helpful for figuring that out, as thousands of people do it every year, so there's a large pool of buyers. I believe True Traveler are still the most popular for UK IEC participants, as they've always had good reviews for claimants, and they're one of the few who don't become invalid during an extended trip home (particularly an issue for OP). In addition, they don't require proof of intent to return when making a claim, which can be difficult for young people to show (as a contrary example, Alpha are cheaper, but have less good reviews, limit visits to Britain to IIRC 14 days, and if you want to claim you must have proof of eg an ongoing mortgage, or car payments, or a job to go back to as proof that you're going back to Britain afterwards).
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Re: Can I activate my IEC visa before it expires then return at a later date?
Online reviews are pretty helpful for figuring that out, as thousands of people do it every year, so there's a large pool of buyers. I believe True Traveler are still the most popular for UK IEC participants, as they've always had good reviews for claimants, and they're one of the few who don't become invalid during an extended trip home (particularly an issue for OP). In addition, they don't require proof of intent to return when making a claim, which can be difficult for young people to show (as a contrary example, Alpha are cheaper, but have less good reviews, limit visits to Britain to IIRC 14 days, and if you want to claim you must have proof of eg an ongoing mortgage, or car payments, or a job to go back to as proof that you're going back to Britain afterwards).
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HTH.
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