Little Blue

Wow!

What about during the spring/summer?

mansfield250

If your going to be doing lots of sports then i think ACE will be best, apparently (reading reviews online) they can be a bit of pain when it comes to claiming. Think il still go with them though.

Z81

Hey guys

I wrote a couple of days ago about cancelling Bunac. I emailed Bunac and the Canadian Embassy on Friday. Bunac have not replied to my query but heard back from embassy first thing.

I said ' I am still waiting for recieve my Letter of Introduction. If I cancel my Bunac membership before I receive my LOI will it affect my visa application? I am considering this because it would mean I would get £149 back'

The Canadian Embassy said 'Your having registered for additional services from BUNAC has no bearing on your eligibility to the IEC or your application to be issued a work permit. You will not lose your place in the queue of applications if you de-register from their services'

So I emailed Bunac and cancelled. Hopefully it wasn't a mistake but have not really got £150 to burn!!

Bunac emailed me back straight away and confirmed my cancellation

Third6

Brilliant, I got this reply from Bunac "If you choose to cancel from the Work Canada programme your work permit application will not be affected. You would then be using one of the regular places on the IEC programme, rather than one that has been allocated to BUNAC participants. It may be worth confirming with the Canadian High Commission in London that there are still regular places left on the programme, but at the moment it does appear there are places remaining so it shouldn’t be a problem for you."

So I think I shall cancel too!

Z81

Good luck!!! Let me know when you get your LOI. When are you hoping to go?

emma_h

Ok, I am still a little bit confused about showing proof of adequate funds upon arrival as I keep hearing different things.
Does anyone know how much money we need to prove we have? How strict are they on this and what document do we need to show?
Im just a bit worried because I might have just under £2000 before I go (after I have bought insurance ect.) however i will get paid from work a few days after I leave which will mean I should have enough!
Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks

alistairsmith148

hey just a quick question, has anyone recieved there full approval who has already had the student and non-student?

I have had both already, I am actually currently in Toronto. I did get a coniditional acceptance from Paris and my app was sent to London, and on the app I said I had do 2 Bunacs.

A friend has already got full approval and he only did one BUNAC trip.

Anyone forsee any issue?

Galacticos

What do you mean by that, And what do ppl mean by student and non-student..... I was never asked any such question when i signed up to Bunac, nor anywhere on any of my applications.

britishcobra

I can't see any issues with it. Unless you did something illegal etc on your other visa (not saying you did lol just trying to give an example of something which would prevent you from getting another one) the IEC site says that you can apply while still on another visa but they just wont give you the LOI until your other visa expires but you can still be approved.
I'm currently on a student bunac visa which expires end of june, mines been in london 4 weeks tomorrow, so i'm hoping to hear something soon so I'll let you know if i do. how long has your been in london?

alistairsmith148

From the IEC website I thought I would be OK, but I had a moment of panic last night. My app was sent to London on 14th Feb, so 4 weeks too. I hope I will get it soon, friends apps have taken around 2-4 weeks.

Am I also reading it rightfrom the IEC site, that I can apply again in 2012? It mentions something about not applying it retroactively, so my Bunac times count for 0, so this IEC would be my first, and then next year my 2nd.

Third6

Yes, that's correct. Everyone starts a fresh so even if you've had two permits before you can have another two on this new one.

DingDandDoo

hello all,would it be too late to apply for this visa? are there many left?

Thanks in advance

Galacticos

So u can apply twice with Bunac, and then twice through IEC directly??

So in theory you can have 4 yrs.......... But wouldnt that qualify you for Citizenship. I heard that if ur living in Canada for 3 yrs that u can apply for citizenship...... Kinda how footballers from outside the European Union have to do so??

rubberduckofdeath

Guys, you can't just apply for citizenship without being a resident first. Just putting it out there..

Galacticos

I suppose so, but here's a scenario.... 2 yrs on a work permit, followed by getting PR, can u then apply for citizenship after you have a total of 3 yrs in canada, ie after 1 yr in PR ???