Hi all,
Any light you could shed on this would be great. I'll try and be concise as possible!
I'm an Australian and arrived in Vancouver in August 2014 on a working holiday. Permit is in my current passport and the permit expires on August 21st 2016.
I decided I wanted to do a final two years (which I am eligible for) so last month I became a candidate in the IEC Working Holiday pool, got my invitation, did my application and received my Letter of Introduction about 2 weeks ago. I was planning on going to the border and getting the new permit during the first week of August.
So that's all good but my issue here is: my current passport expires in October 2017 which means I would not get two years for this permit. So, I am in the process of looking into renewing my Australian passport but does anyone know if I go ahead now and renew will it mean my current permit that expires in August 2016 will become void?
I know that after you get your LOI, if you get a new passport you can just bring it with you to the border and tell them you have a new one and they change the details so in terms of getting the new permit I am not worried about that. I am just concerned that if I cancel my current passport now, get the new one and then wait a couple of months until I go to the border in August to process my work permit that the work I have been doing in that period will be considered illegal work? Even though the permit is valid until August 21st 2016 is it directly tied to your passport?
Sorry if I sound a bit paranoid, I just want to keep any drama or confusion at the border to a minimum and not make any assumptions!
If you have any ideas/advice/first hand experience that would be awesome.
Thanks so much
Any light you could shed on this would be great. I'll try and be concise as possible!
I'm an Australian and arrived in Vancouver in August 2014 on a working holiday. Permit is in my current passport and the permit expires on August 21st 2016.
I decided I wanted to do a final two years (which I am eligible for) so last month I became a candidate in the IEC Working Holiday pool, got my invitation, did my application and received my Letter of Introduction about 2 weeks ago. I was planning on going to the border and getting the new permit during the first week of August.
So that's all good but my issue here is: my current passport expires in October 2017 which means I would not get two years for this permit. So, I am in the process of looking into renewing my Australian passport but does anyone know if I go ahead now and renew will it mean my current permit that expires in August 2016 will become void?
I know that after you get your LOI, if you get a new passport you can just bring it with you to the border and tell them you have a new one and they change the details so in terms of getting the new permit I am not worried about that. I am just concerned that if I cancel my current passport now, get the new one and then wait a couple of months until I go to the border in August to process my work permit that the work I have been doing in that period will be considered illegal work? Even though the permit is valid until August 21st 2016 is it directly tied to your passport?
Sorry if I sound a bit paranoid, I just want to keep any drama or confusion at the border to a minimum and not make any assumptions!
If you have any ideas/advice/first hand experience that would be awesome.
Thanks so much