Originally Posted by christmasoompa

If you're 19, then the obvious solution is the IEC visa, why did you discount it from the list in the Wiki article? That would be your quickest/easiest route by a mile.

Or, your gf could sponsor you for PR if you've lived together in a common-law relationship (like husband and wife i.e. shared bills, joint bank account etc) for a year or more.

What visa have you been in Canada on for the past two years?

Originally Posted by Ryan_

I didn't need a visa because I had a letter from my team I play with saying what I'm doing etc so they let me stay August till April then I come back to the il for a month or less then I go back for the summer ,it's just getting so expensive traveling back and forth and such, il look into the IEC visa

Originally Posted by bats

You must have some kind of visa otherwise you are here illegally. Why don't you andswer some os Siouxsie and Christmases questions then you eill get even more useful advice.

First of all, are you being paid to play hockey? Who was the letter to? Is it for a 6 month visitor visa?

Originally Posted by siouxie

Not quite accurate bats.

Athletes (and hockey playing is counted) don't necessarily require a visa.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resourc...w/fw02-eng.pdf