Nicholas85

Hi
I was also refused because I didn't send a document back in time when I did. I e-mailed CIC with a screen shot showing that I provided the form and they have re-opened my application. It took them about a month to get back to me.

adamducker

I'm in same situation in Canada and applying for 2nd year was rejected for not providing IEC letter. I'm on hold on phone now. Told me waiting time was 8 minutes been on nearly half an hour.

This whole online system is a mess. Last year it worked so much better bung it all in an envelope and send it off.

EDIT:

Spoke on phone they retrieved my emails and forwarded them on to the right department. I had emailed a back up of my IEC Letter. He said there is no knowing how long this will take and there is no way for me to contact them and find out where this process is up to with regards to reopening.

Stephen47

Hey!

So when you resent a document was you accepted again? If this is the case, then I have hope. I don't want to be refused as I know I sent the finger prints twice but I very concerned why this has happen. I'm on the phone on hold as i'm typing this too. I'm very worried!!

adamducker

He said he retrieved emails and forwarded then to correct department to review and decide about reopening. I guess at least that proves I sent my ice letter before the end of May 6th which is the deadline they gave me. So I'm still stuck wondering what the hell is going on until they contact me.

EDIT:

One other thing I should make clear they could not confirm how long any of this would take or whether it would indeed be reopened. My girlfriend did say though this is likely protocol.

Stephen47

I've just got off the phone to a guy from CIC and he basically told me he will review what I said and pass it onto another department. I asked him if there was a chance if my application will be reopened, and he said only if there was a mistake on their end.

I know for a fact I submitted my finger prints on time and it was on the correct form. The funny thing is I received the first email to provide finger prints on April 7th and within a week I submitted them. I then receive another email on April 28th to provide finger prints again. Luckily I had sent an email just before I sent off my finger prints again to say there has to be a mistake as I sent them previously. Hopefully I will be accepted as I haven't done anything wrong, I followed the instructions as stated on the email. Now I have to play the waiting game and wait for someone to get back in touch with me. Last year's application were so much easier....I don't like the whole online application, it's a mess!

adamducker

Same here I know I submitted my IEC letter twice! So annoying let me know when you hear back did that give any indication of time scale?

Stephen47

The guy didn't give any indication of when I'll hear back from them. He just simply said I will be contacted soon.

Now I'm going to be worried and concerned until they reach a verdict. I don't think I can take any of this any more. The tension is unbearable

adamducker

Yep I know mind racing and now I have to go to work with all this on my mind. I hope we are talking days rather than weeks.

Stephen47

Well according to Nicholas85's comment he got a reply back from CIC and said it took him about a month. I'm hoping to hear back within a few days or even a few weeks. I need an answer ASAP.

adamducker

But from what I understand he only emailed? I don't have a a clue though what our other options are to stay.

Former Lancastrian

Switch over to visitor status until CIC make a decision and send the LOI/POE so you can get a work permit.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/extend-stay.asp

IEC work permits cannot be extended.

Gillsmac

Hello
I got that 7 day email the same day as you. Hopefully we will hear very soon, im emailing again tomorrow if nothing comes through today.

Nicholas85

Hi
So what happened in my case was I got a request letter from CIC on 6th March asking me to submit form IMM5707 with a required by date of 14th March. I sent the form back on the 8th March. I then got the refusal letter on the 12th March saying that as I had not sent back form IMM5707 in time my application had been refused. I e-mailed IEC first and they told me to e-mail CIC. I e-mailed CIC on 4th April with a screen shot of what I sent and that they refused the visa 2 days before the required date for the documents.
I got a reply from CIC on 2nd May telling me that the application has been reopened and I need to send them form IMM5707 by the 6th June. I have filled it in, printed it, scanned it and saved it but I am unable to upload it onto the CIC website-under options in the supporting documents section it is just blank. I e-mailed them again on 3rd May telling them I can't upload the form-I attached the form to the e-mail in a hope they will accept it.
Have any of you guys had difficulty uploading documents?

adamducker

What if they say no? That's my more immediate concern. I can go say a few weeks without working but not the months and months it would take to apply for some other form of visa. I have bills and stuff to pay. Was really banking on that 2nd year of IEC before seeking alternative measures.

It does say:

on the cic website....this implies it can be sorted out within 30 days? Or am I reading the wording too optimistically?

I did have difficulties related to uploading the IMM5707 but eventually I managed to get around it and uploaded it. I was requested to upload the IEC Letter for a second time which I did and they emailed before the end of 6th May to say it had not been uploaded. Bare in mind the request email was sent at 9.15PM on the 2nd May. I received the refusal email at 4.45PM on the 6th. I had in fact uploaded it a second time and on the 6th had also emailed it as had heard of similar problems with it being said it wasn't uploaded. I now can't attach any new documents to my application....

I'm hoping it sorts out just the waiting game is killing me.

Former Lancastrian

No it says apply within 30 days before the current one expires not it will be processed within 30 days. Current online applications are taking about 40 days.