hopeintoronto

I did the same and got a quote for £107.81 with Insure&Go, excluding cancellations (but including baggage). I think that's about what I paid for last year's insurance too! Not bad!

Jennika

Ah yeah using money supermarket I get that too (though not when I go direct to the website..hmm) thanks!

acrylicus

insure & go quoted me £57

I did worldwide inc USA annual multitrip and I'm an 18 y/o male

Mike111

Could that be in the form of a bus or plane tickets a few days later do you think, or would it be literally just transiting through the airport? (i.e. not clearing customs etc)

So far we've been able to get single flights to San Francisco for £420 and about £480 return (with return flight within 90 day period). Thats using sky scanner.net and travelsupermarket.
Singles to Vancouver using the same sites are looking about £400.
And then return from Vancouver to San Francisco is about £230.

(Although these are all just rough estimates because without know approx when we will have LOIs in hand its difficult to get specific. I definitely need to do more research on how to find cheaper flights too)

So to me, the cheapest option would be to buy return flights to San Francisco, then head up to Vancouver when we're finished holidaying in Cali on the Greyhound bus (approx £80), or fly (approx £100) with our LOIs, and cancel the return flight to the UK. That all sounds reasonably safe for getting through all necessary customs etc too eh?


The information on the link there is interesting but a little disappointing...I didnt realise that time spent in Canada adds to the 90 days your given - I thought that the amount of days you spend in Canada/Mexico etc didnt matter and when you re-entered the US you resumed where you left off...How does the 90 day VWP time get re-set then?

Presumably that also means when residing in Canada under the IEC scheme if you were to visit the US for, as an example, 4 days in early July, you would be able to go again for a few days/weeks but only up to 90 days after you first visited the US. i.e. not after early October?

Its all abit confusing this immigration and visa stuff, but thanks for all the advice! Really is great

pitt

Do we must get travel insurance?

twist_freeride

Ja

christmasoompa

If you want the visa, then yes. You must have travel insurance covering the year, and it must include repatration - have a look at the FAQ on the IEC webpage.

pitt

Nobody answered my other question btw.

Soon as the IEC opens, what documents i need to send to them apart from my police certificate? Im still not sure

Thanks

twist_freeride

Well it is all going electronic this year, so it is unclear how we will even send the police certificate at this point. It will need to be sent in the first stage of application but whether a scan is acceptable or not we don't know.

Other than that you don't need to send anything off with your app apart from payment.

orly

Might change but in previous years, from memory, I supplied the application, police check, a few photos, and an up to date CV

sootie17

Did you change your CV to be like a Canadian Resume or just send it as a CV?

I sent off for my Police Check on Friday and I've literally just received an email from them confirming that they've received my request

Is there anything else that anyone would recommend doing/getting together so that I'm ready for when the visas are released?

Mike111

Id also be interested to see how people have sent their CVs in the past...

If I remember rightly from last year to send with the application it was - police check, 2 colour passport sized photos, an up to date CV and 2 photocopies of the information/photograph in your passport...of course this could all change this year with a new application procedure...

BritishExpatriate

I personally can't see any problem with that. Canadian immigration officers aren't as bound by strange rules as US immigration officers are. Therefore, whether you're transiting without going through customs or if you're transiting and staying for a few days, I think generally this is all fine in Canada as long as you can show proof of funds to pay for your stay, etc.
Yeah that all sounds fine. You were right to check up on this before planning your travels- as long as you're aware of these rules concerning transit/travel in the US then I think you'll be fine either way you do it.

Actually I believe if you're resident in Canada the rules may be different. You can look here for advice on entering the US specifically from Canada on the VWP.
You'll see the rule if you follow the link above which says something about the balance of your stay in the US, I don't fully understand it, I think it means if you spend 3 weeks in the US you have to spend 3 weeks in Canada before you can start another VWP. But then normally when you enter on the VWP from Canada even if you're just going for 1 day, they stamp you for 90 days, so I really don't understand- If anyone know the rule and is reading this please feel free to explain it to me!
You're welcome! I hope it all goes to plan for you and that you enjoy your trip!

cbrown89

I was just looking at the Chile IEC page which says the following for the Police Certificate

"Original Police Certificate, (one month validity)"

I take it this means your certificate is valid for one month after it was issued?

hryatt

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone could help on the below please:

I'm currently on my 1st IEC and this expires on 27th March 2013 and obviously the new IEC process has not even started, so i'm getting a bit stressed! I didn't think it would take this long as the IEC for 2012 was released Dec 2011 so i'd figure i'd have plenty of time.

I have my police certificates ready.

Is there any back up plans I could use in case there is a delay in the new IEC process?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thank You
Harj