International Experience Canada 2011 - extending stay with a tourist visa

[NeilK]

Hi,

I'm currently on a one year working holiday visa with International Experience Canada (IEC) 2011 which expires on the 25th July 2012. I was hoping to apply for IEC 2012 but one of the requirements is that you have to have lived in your residing country (UK) for at least 18 months out of the last three years, unfortunately I do not meet these requirements.

My plan is to work right up until the 25th July and then travel Canada & the US and then finish my trip in New York, flying back to the UK from there. Do I need a bridging visa or a tourist visa for the end of my stay in Canada (I plan to be in Canada for another 2-3 weeks after my visa expires). I know that if I was visiting for a holiday from the UK to Canada, I would not need a tourist visa but I'm not sure if I would need one in these circumstances as I'm already going to be in the country.

Thanks

Neil

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hi,

I'm currently on a one year working holiday visa with International Experience Canada (IEC) 2011 which expires on the 25th July 2012. I was hoping to apply for IEC 2012 but one of the requirements is that you have to have lived in your residing country (UK) for at least 18 months out of the last three years, unfortunately I do not meet these requirements.

My plan is to work right up until the 25th July and then travel Canada & the US and then finish my trip in New York, flying back to the UK from there. Do I need a bridging visa or a tourist visa for the end of my stay in Canada (I plan to be in Canada for another 2-3 weeks after my visa expires). I know that if I was visiting for a holiday from the UK to Canada, I would not need a tourist visa but I'm not sure if I would need one in these circumstances as I'm already going to be in the country.

Thanks

Neil

To remain legal, you should apply for an extension as a visitor to Vegreville. Probably wouldn't necessary, if you heading directly back to the UK from Canada. But as you will be entering the US and if they see that you are an overstay in Canada, they may give you a hard time, feeling that you might overstay in the US.