MOVING TO CANADA Q&A | Travel, Visas, Covid, Costs | Working Holiday and IEC Visa Experience ✈️💰🚗

[@Jayceart]

This is honestly the most helpful q&a ive found thank you so much!!

[@caitlinlaurent]

I’m so glad! I’ve done some Q&A’s on my Instagram and have them in a highlight if your interested :)

[@jonny8597]

Can you go over and work a ski season then fly home for summer and then come back to do another ski season on the same visa?

[@caitlinlaurent]

Yes you can! The time on your visa will still be ticking while you are home for the summer but you can leave and reenter as you like :)

[@lachlanbarrett9051]

Hey, just wondering how long approximately it took you guys to get your invitations? I’m in the pool and wanna get out 😅 departing for Vancouver in December and so stressed about deadlines haha

[@Simonbacon023]

Thank you for the information. From hk currently working at CX haha! Going to move to Canada in around 2 years with a special OWP offered by the Canadian government for hkers ! Looking for job options. Can I ask what are you guys working at? And what exactly do you do? Thanks

[@annaliseb4808]

Hi Caitlin & Tristan, hope you're having an amazing trip. I am planning to go over this Canadian summer or upcoming winter. Just wondering which third party company you choose to go through. Thanks!

[@caitlinlaurent]

Thank you! We very much love it here. We used ‘The Working Holiday Club’. We chat about it a little in this video. If you have any questions, feel free to dm Caitlin on Instagram and we can happily answer them for you x

[@nicky3498]

Would be so interested to hear how hard it was to buy a van in Canada as a non resident....did you have to show visas to register...just wondering if it would be a nightmare if I were on a holiday visa but wanted to buy a car/van rather than hire

[@caitlinlaurent]

It was no different compared to being a resident! We have gone through a few cars now (will update in a future video) and it’s been absolutely fine. We even bought the van on international licenses and are now looking to lease a car! If you have any specific questions let us know :)

[@legoyodagaming5051]

Hi there, i just applied for a working holiday visa from new zealand. from my understanding it did not say you had to have a job offer for the working holiday. in fact kiwis are only eligible for the working holiday visa, not job placement or the other things under IEC (internation experience canada). so i think they must have changed the rules or either you are still correct and i missed something and better start looking for a job! I am currently in the pool waiting for an offer. thanks.

[@caitlinlaurent]

Hi Leo, as we mentioned the rules have changed since we came to Canada. At the time we did have to show proof of employment but you don’t need to anymore ☺️

[@legoyodagaming5051]

so sorry, I got nervous and posted the comment before finishing the video! thanks

[@troy9524]

With the invitation, my gf and i applied same time a week ago and she already got invited for the working visa but im still waiting, was this the same for you guys?

[@caitlinlaurent]

We got the invitation to apply around the same time but our actual visas were approved 2 weeks apart! Very stressful process but fingers crossed for you both!

[@troy9524]

@@caitlinlaurent Thank you!

[@alaska1790]

How do you do your tax return?

[@caitlinlaurent]

You can either do it yourself or hire someone to do it for you. At the end of the year, your workplace will provide you with a T4 which is a summary of all your earnings and you'll file a tax return online based on that. I have found the H&R website to be a really good, free option!

[@alaska1790]

@@caitlinlaurent thanks!

[@proudlycanadian3023]

I thought that you were British!