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I also arranged insurance through Manulife in Canada - as the NZ options were super expensive ($1500 -2000) compared to 600CAD for Manulife! They had no problem at the border with that.

When I entered Canada on my NZ IEC I just showed a ticket to NYC as my departure. Just book a flight to the US - they aren't too expensive. No need to show return flight to NZ

so does this mean you no longer have to have a UK permanent address?

Hi Adam, Just I'm living in Waterloo (just west of Toronto) and love it. My husband got a job here (he's a Canadian/Kiwi) so I followed him here. It's great - very similar to NZ in a lot of ways (except the weather! Currently -8 (with a windchill -14) Calgary will be much colder but you get...

I hope they do manage to change it in time and let it apply retrospectively! Hopefully it won't just be for new IEC visas going forward! Fingers crossed!

This isn't a rumour - Steven Harper and John Key agreed to this when Stephen Harper visited NZ this month. I can't post the link but it's a Canadian Govt press release - just google Stephen Harper and NZ IEC. I don't know when this will happen though....

Hi All I am a UK citizen with a valid passport and within the required age ranges; however, haven't lived there for years. The FAQ section says that you need to have a permanent UK address for the IEC application. Although I know that they have dropped the requirement for habitual residency...

hi Adam, can't seem to post the link but it's a Canadian govt press release. Just google Steven Harper NZ iec!

I think I was just concerned that I may be requested to go back to NZ for an interview. (I think I was also just so confused by the CIC website and thought that I should apply inland – seeing as I was here!) They haven’t started processing my application (have only acknowledged its receipt) so...

Hi everyone, I am currently in Canada on a one-year NZ IEC visa which will expire in April 2015. NZ and Canada have just agreed to extend the IEC visas to 24 months – but unfortunately for me, I don’t think that will happen in time for me to get it. Due to my circumstances, I can’t apply for...