cbrown89

Do you think sites like BUNAC or what ever the irish equivalent is contributed to the rapid decline in visas? Maybe a lot of people registered with them a while ago and this was the outcome.

cptkid89

Bunac were not provided with any visa for 2013 I believe. i.e. no places were reserved for bunac this year.

Also,am I right in saying that we won't need our police check for the first part of the application? BEcause I haven't received mine yet.

cbrown89

Yeah I know that but you can still register with BUNAC or equivalent and they can apply for you no? Or do they purely offer guidance when you pay your top dollar

cptkid89

Well I believe that you still have to do your application yourself, so all you are really paying for is their support when you first go over, and the ability to go on one of the bunac flights with other bunacers.

Waste of money in my opinion.

empirestate

Haha OMG maybe he is!

TorontoBartender are you the secret mean Embassy Insider watching us go crazy waiting?

yeastery

BUNAC were surprisingly useful, at least the SWAP Toronto people were great. They've gone up in price and don't have reserved spaces so not quite worth it anymore

TorontoBartender

I really really wish I was!! Sadly I'm not though

chaka63

Hi everyone,

Question about Bunac and the IEC. Does anyone know whether it is just from this year that Bunac are having to get their quota through the IEC? I spent a year in Canada before with them (Bunac) and thought then that it was through the Swap scheme.

haidub

These visas are starting to really annoy me now not being out. I was hoping to have left my job by now

Any people who have travelled to Canada before using the iec, are you able to tell me how much roughly you spent on insurance last year and anywhere you think is best getting from?

empirestate

Well just had a gander through, None of the other still closed countries have opened since Germany on the 7th, so still 12 countries not open. Roll on 3-5pm PLEASE!

chaka63

I actually worked for a travel insurance company during my time there from 2011-2012 - TIC Travel Insurance. The rates for visitors insurance is pretty reasonable. Also, I don't know what the requirements will be for insurance but after 90 days people who are in Canada on a work permit can apply for OHIP/BC Medical/other provincial healthcare which is free and offers better coverage than most insurances.

haidub

Thank you very much!

chaka63

No worries! I learnt from experience as I bought a year's worth of insurance, got OHIP and then couldn't get a refund on the 9 months I didn't need! Oh well...

cptkid89

You are required to provide evidence that you have cover for 12 months when you enter though. Even if they don't check, its better to be safe than sorry, they may not give you your visa if you don't have cover for the full 12 months. 99% of people on here would advise against not getting insurance for the full 12 months.

chaka63

That's a fair point. Always better to be safe than sorry. With the company I worked for you can get a refund of the premium you paid if you are able to show confirmation of government health insurance as long as you've made no claims on your policy.

My problem was that I had purchased insurance from a UK company and they didn't recognise Canadian GHIP - I would recommend a Canadian insurance company.