megarhandi

no one answered my question. does ACE insurance cover repatriation?

scottyxx

Do you mean if you are currently on an ACE policy and leave then come back is it still valid?

Or do you mean, can you use ACE travel insurance to enter canada as an IEC participant?

In both cases, I am pretty sure the answer is yes.

Planty21

I did use the E-mail I quoted and got an amended LOI back the following morning! Which I was pretty surprised about but I did use the urgent technique which seems to have worked. I also mentioned in the E-mail that I knew of another incorrect loi which was issued on the 1st June and my mate told me this morning that he received an amended LOI without even emailing them.

Pretty excited now I have everything confirmed, I am off In August but have made no real plans so I better get busy!

scottyxx

Thats great! YAY!

tapemeasures

Yes! Awesome news! Did you only get the CIC email after you chased them...? I don't want to bother them just yet.

Praying mine will follow in a few days.

roberto_the_besto

Hello everyone,

I've just booked my flights for 2nd July.

I have a few questions:
I want to enter as a tourist and then change my status when I am there. Therefore on 2nd July I want to enter as a tourist and then when I find a job, go to Niagara Falls or whatever and "flagpole" there. Is this how it is done?

I think that this would give me the maximum amount of time on my visa. I have booked a return for November as I have to come home for a week so I will still be originally included in the 6 month's stay clause.

Could somebody clarify how I would enter the USA would I need to apply through the VWP online or just pay at the gate?

So confused. I really need to start getting my life in order.
Any help would be appreciated

roberto_the_besto

Also I booked and paid through air Transat and I can't seem to get onto their main tabs like "about us," etc. The website just keeps crashing and my e-mail receipt did not look very professional. I feel a bit strange about that!!!

This is the correct website isn't it? http://www.airtransat.co.uk/en/index.aspx

scottyxx

Air transat is legit, but I always book through ebookers, as their site constantly crashes, call them up and confirm over the phone.

To flag pole you basically exit canada, tell the lovely american with the gun you don't want to enter the states, and he will kindly escort you back to the border. Tell the canadian you are here to pick up your permit, and they will go and send you to an immigration desk. Very simple, being detained in the states takes longer than getting your papers in canada.

roberto_the_besto

Thanks Scotty. Does that mean that I would not have technically entered the USA? I want to enter at some point as I have friends in Buffalo and I want to see them. Can we not cross the border as we please? So I can flagpole in Canada? I'm scared that they will think something is wrong if they see I have an LOI on the system and then I say I am a "tourist," they will ask me why, who and where am I staying.

Being "detained" sounds awful that is what happened to me in Canada in 2007 and it was the worst time of my life lol, I got thrown back to the USA

scottyxx

Yes I never entered the US. He was like, so you dont want to enter the states, and I was like yes, and hes like, then you shall not pass! And he sent me back.

Its pretty painless you dont need your american visa waver.

No one can come and go as they please into america lol.

flashbax

Hey, quick question.

Can you apply for a second year Visa without having first activated your first one?

i.e. if i'm planning on going to Canada in say May next year (as my Visa for this year is valid for 12 months), can I apply for my 2nd year visa at the start of the year? Then activate it as soon as my first runs out?

segaste

This is something I was thinking of doing too. I'm not planning on going until next March/April and was thinking of applying for a second IEC as soon as the 2013 quota is released.

From what I've read, there doesn't seem to be any rule against having two IECs.

meatballsub

Chase them, bother them. Put URGENT in your email title. They didn't reply to my email, but it does seem like an odd coincidence they sent the confirmation the same day I sent them the email.

Can't hurt to try.

Dandaman1

When you enter as a tourist make it clear that you have applied to the IEC - they have it on their system that you are an applicant and they won't appreciate you being deceitful on entry. And yes, if you meet visitor requirements they should theoretically allow you to enter as such, but it is all on the discretion of the gate officer, so be polite! Apparently some people were detained and sent home while trying to enter without their LOI as visitors, but I'm guessing this is most likely because they failed to meet visitor requirements.

You probably won't need a visa or anything to enter the USA (as you probably won't even officially enter it). Explain to the border officers that you just want to activate a visa, and they'll walk you round. This is at least what other people have said they experienced when flagpoling; I haven't done it myself, so I can't verify if this is really how it goes down.

scottyxx

Yes you can apply for two, but your first one will be discarded when your new one is issued, and your new one will count as your 2nd turn, so you cannot apply again.