beckiwoo

You will get 2 years if you got through in 2015.

You will get 1 year if the IEC was from 2014.

Whoever told you the above is talking rubbish

bc2015

I wouldn't be so dismissive. I've know of people who came over on IEC last year with Irish passports and were only given one year visas because that's all the border agent said they could give them. They had to chase up CIC to get the correct length.

BeenTrainingDogs

Actually no they're not.

Here's the evidence of what I was told on the CIC IEC page:

The very key words there being "up to 24 months".

beckiwoo

yeah but up to 24 months means as long as you show you have insurance up to 24 months then you should be fine.

I know people on the facebook pages that have got their two years so I stand by my statement.

If the border agent refuses to give the 24 months when you have all evidence they require then ask to their superviser.

beckiwoo

That is because the agents dont know that the length has changed. I am taking the information on the CIC page to show them if they try and only give me a year and i have all other proofs (insurance, bank statement etc)

catpea33

Thanks, I'll pass that on to her. She's really worried now because her CAL had an expiry date on it and she thinks she submitted everything after that date (by about three weeks). Now she's checked into it, the CIC website had a different date, which is the one she was working towards. She's panicking that she's been disqualified now from getting a visa....

catpea33

Ah well, it's all over for my sister. She got rejected for not submitting her application in time. Her CAL had an expiry of 14 days but when she went to upload it to CIC, it gave her a 60 day deadline so she assumed that was the correct one. She has screenshots to prove everything she said and has appealed IEC's decision but with no luck. Seems a little unfair to have two different sets of info and to make two different decisions (someone else on another website had the same issue and they got their LOI thing anyway). Good luck to everyone else who's still waiting to hear and have a great time!

ChrisBan

Yeah the 60 days is for the validity for the checklist.

paul_dicko

If your conditional acceptance letter has expired after the 14 days is there nothing that can be done about it, do you have to wait until next year again? Mine came through a lot quicker than I expected and I was on holiday, so it has now expired.
Can you even start the process again this year?
Any help is much appreciated, thank you.
I have e-mailed them but no response back.

craigthemason

The 2015 Canada dream is over for you my friend.
You will need to reapply when the 2016 IEC opens

conjonway

Sounds harsh but you're correct Next year keep your eyes on your email inbox for that CAL!

paul_dicko

Thank you for the info. I actually never got an e-mail to my normal account about it which I expected, but then it was my own fault for not checking my kompass inbox!

Cubiscus

Hey guys, quick question - we're moving to Oz in the near future and due to quarantine rules for pets will need to stay (but not work) beyond the expiry of the IEC visa by 4 days.

I know we can apply online to change status to visitor to cover this but does that instantly put you on implied status, i.e. we'd have to stop work as of that day, or just from the point when the work permit expires?

Thanks!

Former Lancastrian

From the day the work permit expires.

Cubiscus

Perfect, thank you.