Cumbrian7

Hello, I've been reading through the Irish threads a bit and as far as I can see the receipt/screenshot needs to show the following:
- Name of account holder
- Name of financial institution
- Account number of funds recipient
- Amount paid
- Date on which the payment was made
- Reference number for the payment*

*You'll have to put as the description and payment reference ... IE- 00****.... these last 4 digits being the last four digits in your WTN.

The people who have used internet banking seem to have most luck having in accepted first time by taking a screenshot of the "receipt" like page once they have made the payment copying and pasting it into word and turning it into a pdf (smaller than a word file), if the screenshot doesnt show all the info many people have included notes in the word/pdf file giving the info or additional screenshots showing the info.
Of course the UK requirements may be different no way to know at this time but i'm sure they will let is know during the application, oh yeh one last thing for the Irish process the IEC bank account was set up in one of the major irish banks so maybe the UK one will be set up with a major UK one, but again that's just speculation.

Many if not all young people these days have periods of unemployment/travelling, it will not be counted against you the IEC visa is not employment related, just make sure to be truthful at all times, if you were travelling in any country other than your own for more than 6 months consistently you will need a police check from that country for section 2 of the application.
*WARNING make SURE you record any dates that you put down for employment etc in the first IEC kompass stage of the application as you will be asked to provide a CV in the second myCIC stage, these dates MUST match, this has caused a lot of stress for some people in the Irish process who have come up with dates off the top of their heads in the first stage then forgotten what they were and as far as i know you cant go back and view them*

Hope this helps :-)

Alec D

Many thanks Cumbrian7, that's a nice clear concise answer. I'm certain my internet banking shows all this information, sounds like the key bits are to get the reference numbers right (as well as obviously the to and from account numbers but this information is surely going to be shown anyway).

PDF sounds like the most reliable format too eh, no problem there.

poppy88

no problem at all, i had the same thing last year lots of travelling etc, do no need to worry you will be fine!

I'm struggling with the habitual residency, i've been in canada since feb 2012, then i was travelling may2010-auguest2011, so i dont fit the criteria as it is, unless they drop it like they did with the Irish

Cumbrian7 thanks for the info, thats a big help!

salmonfella

i will just say make sure your internet banking receipt is perfect a lot of people in Ireland went this way and are still waiting i would Say if you can at all go in to the bank and pay that way.as they can make the receipt to exactly how you want it the computer cant do that

Wizardoffire

indeed, thats my plan anyway... just want to get it right to avoid any delays, having Canada withdrawal symptoms

dsmwright

A huge relief, thanks! Many of my C.V's have involved a certain amount of guesswork, I will definitely take the time to make sure that this one will be as accurate as I can make it..

buttonmooncakes

Hi all
Just a quick question-apologies if this question has been posted before. I thought I was being organised by sorting out my police check in November but have now realised that it is likely that it will probably expire before the date I am (fingers crossed) due to leave for Canada. Will it matter if I enter Canada with a new one- the details shouldn't be different?

spaynter

It's unfurnished but right in the downtown core. My main issue with being able to afford somewhere in Vancouver was that the pay scale was far less so my money wouldn't have gone as far.

We had to give references, proof of employment and a credit check to rent out here. They were happy to accept both references and a credit check from the UK but the job offer had to be from Toronto and for a Class O or Class A job. If you come out without a job or you aren't seen as "professional" you will really struggle to get a decent condo.

snuggs

According to previous posts, the police check doesn't have be less than 3 months old for the IEC....

I done mine for UK & an Australian one back in November too!

buttonmooncakes

Thanks, now back to waiting!

Alec D

Regarding driver's licenses and insurance - how does this work on the IEC? I assume there is a period in which I can drive on my UK license. Anyone know how long that is? And regarding insurance, do I just buy this normally when I arrive?

Kitslane

I believe you can drive using your UK drivers licence for the first 90 days only. Last time we went in 2008, BUNAC told us we could just hop over the boarder and reenter Canada and the 90 days would start again. Im not so sure this is the case anymore. It is apparently simple enough to exchange your UK drivers licence for a Canadian one though which is what we're planning on doing

For insurance it depends which province you plan to live in as to where you can buy it from.

otoro

you can do a swap from yr UK licence to a canadian one easy, you just need both the card and the paper counterpart to do so. it's probably only a matter of a processing fee.

lukedparker

Yes iv herd that you can swop your uk licence for a canadian. As for your insurance were it says when did you recieve your licence would you put the date you got your uk licence or your canadian?

Clare88

I've actually went to do this. You need to swap it over but it depends Provence to Provence. You need your drivers licence card and you need to get a drivers entitlement form from your closest UK licence Center. It proves that you've had no accidents etc and costs £5 to get done and takes about two weeks. Then you bring them both to a service Canada Cebtre and they take your photo and mail you out a new licence which costs $80