Applying for IEC Working Holiday twice?

[robin1991]

I am 27 year old Male born and living in the UK. In 2018 I applied for the Canadian IEC Working Holiday visa, I was picked from the pool, invited to apply, and completed a successful application. I was advised as per my letter I had to enter Canada and begin my visa by 18th June 2019.

This didn't happen, I never ended up travelling to Canada for personal reasons and thus the visa has expired. Am I able to re-apply for the IEC Working Holiday again? I couldn't find a clear answer online.

I have just gone through the inital application process and filled out my details again, and it has said they'll contact me if I am invited to apply - but I'm not sure if the system is intelligent enough to recognise I've previously applied, been accepted and not used the Visa.

Can anyone give me clarification on this? I appreciate if I were allowed, I'll have to re-pay all of the application fees etc which I'm fine with. Or have I missed the boat with this?

 

[scylla]

I am 27 year old Male born and living in the UK. In 2018 I applied for the Canadian IEC Working Holiday visa, I was picked from the pool, invited to apply, and completed a successful application. I was advised as per my letter I had to enter Canada and begin my visa by 18th June 2019.

This didn't happen, I never ended up travelling to Canada for personal reasons and thus the visa has expired. Am I able to re-apply for the IEC Working Holiday again? I couldn't find a clear answer online.

I have just gone through the inital application process and filled out my details again, and it has said they'll contact me if I am invited to apply - but I'm not sure if the system is intelligent enough to recognise I've previously applied, been accepted and not used the Visa.

Can anyone give me clarification on this? I appreciate if I were allowed, I'll have to re-pay all of the application fees etc which I'm fine with. Or have I missed the boat with this?

Unfortunately the answer is very clear on this - you cannot apply again.

You are only allowed one participation. Since you were issued a visa - this counts as a participation (even though you didn't end up using the visa).

You are correct - the initial process isn't smart enough to know you've already received a visa in the past. This would be identified if you were selected - at some point after that, you would be refused.

You've missed the boat.

 

[robin1991]

Unfortunately the answer is very clear on this - you cannot apply again.

You are only allowed one participation. Since you were issued a visa - this counts as a participation (even though you didn't end up using the visa).

You are correct - the initial process isn't smart enough to know you've already received a visa in the past. This would be identified if you were selected - at some point after that, you would be refused.

You've missed the boat.

Ah okay. I came across this:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=926&top=25

Do you know how that factors in to it? That's the bit that confused me, as it almost implied someone could have two IEC Visas?

 

[scylla]

Ah okay. I came across this:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=926&top=25

Do you know how that factors in to it? That's the bit that confused me, as it almost implied someone could have two IEC Visas?

Some countries allow for more than one participation. The UK does not. So not applicable to you.

 

[robin1991]

Some countries allow for more than one participation. The UK does not. So not applicable to you.

Ah okay, that's that then. Damn, what a shame! Nevermind. Thanks for your help!