Nymeria

Thanks for the flexi cover tip! I'm going to look into it now!

Also, I've heard numerous methods on this, is a booked return flight required when you get to border control in Canada or will they let you in with just a one way?

I've been pricing up flights of when I'm looking to go and have found some reasonable ones but when I enter the return flight for a year to the day I want to arrive, there are no results for a return option.

What have others done who have already booked their flights? Will they turn you away if you don't have a return one booked?

Thanks for any help anyone can offer

Former Lancastrian

No return flight required.

spike21

I found this page helpful:

http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca...aq.aspx#nz1-13

Sounds like you could just book a train or bus ticket out of the country and then get it refunded when you enter the country. The question will be will they shorten your visa to the date that your outward ticket is booked for (like with the health insurance), or are they pretty relaxed about it?

spike21

We just got confirmation that the documents and payment have been received this morning. I'm hoping that with reference to their last message, they'll issue the letter in the next few days rather than making us wait another two weeks? Who knows!

Siouxie

That link is for the New Zealand IEC, not the UK one.

The UK one makes no mention of a requirement to have a return ticket or onward ticket booked.

spike21

Fair call The Kompass application conditions give yet another opinion, that you need an onward ticket or enough money in the bank to purchase one. That's at least for a NZ applicant, not sure if it's the same for the UK.

Siouxie

That is why you are required to show proof of funds on the UK IEC.

spike21

To confuse the matter even more, we still need to show proof of funds too! I'm just going to book some bus tickets just to be safe

Siouxie

Ah - I see you are from NZ - hence the confusion!

spike21

Hehe, I'll try to take that in the best possible way :P

Siouxie

lol, I just meant that the majority of people who post in this thread are from the UK or Ireland - I was confused as to why you were posting info for NZ but now I know you are from there it explains it.

spike21

Lol, I know It sounded funnier the other way though

Yea, I posted here because there basically isn't any community of applicants in New Zealand and so it's hard to get any idea of what others are going through. Our 2500 person allocation is still sitting at 2027 places remaining and it opened on the 10th of Jan! That's probably just due to our smaller population I guess

beckiwoo

I didn't think you guys had an allocation to be honest, I thought your were like Australia IEC.

I don't understand how some countries allocations don't close for months and others like the UK and Ireland go really quickly.

3-4 years ago the UK allocation stayed open for months when it was all on paper so what has changed then?

Sam91

Hi everyone! Newby here.

I have received an email from CIC to say that my application has been submitted and i have a new message ... But when I log in it still says open and have no new messages. been like this since about 7pm last night. I remember seeing. Post similar a few pages back but can't seem to find it.

Does anyone know if its normal for this to happen? Or what the message could be? I only submitted the application on Tuesday.

Thanks in Advance!

Sam

CRAY

What a minefield insurance is.

The amount of little details that invalidates your insurance is insane.

I'm struggling to even find in the fine print whether repatriation is included or what the eligibility around work is. Its like reading Chinese or something lol.