CANADA VISA GUIDE - PART 1

Now that you have ordered your documents you are ready to start your application on the Canadian Government Website. This will be done through a GCKey account. Click on link below to create a GCKey account and begin your application.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/account.html

Once you open the link, please click 'Register for an account' then click 'Register with a GCKey username and password'

You will then come to a log in page. Please click the ‘Sign Up’ button on the right hand side.

Now click ‘I accept’ to the terms & conditions:

Next create your username and click ‘Continue’.Then create your password and click continue again.

Next, fill in the recovery questions below and click ‘Continue’.

Please make sure you save these answers as they cannot be retrieved or re-set.

Please make sure you also nominate an email for the Optional Account Recovery. This will come in handy if you get locked out of your account as it is very hard to recover your application in this case. Use a second email address or friend or family member. 

You will now receive confirmation your GCKey account is created. Please click the ‘continue’ button.

Now you need to confirm your email address and enter the confirmation code sent to your recovery email which is valid for 12 hours. After entering the code then click complete. 

Note: You can also use this link to log into your GCKey account at any point: It is a good idea to save this link to your favourites/bookmarks too as you will access it a-lot. 
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/account.html

Fill in your details in the ‘Create Account’ section below and click ‘Continue’

Next fill in your own security questions and answers below.

You will now be logged into your account that will look like the below image.

At anytime you need to log back into your GCKey account use the link from Step 6.

You will now come to the Personal checklist page below. Under the heading ‘I do not have a Personal Reference Code’ please click the ‘International Experience Canada’ (IEC) button.

Fill in your details in the Eligibility section below and click ‘Next’

Answer ‘No’ to the below question and click ‘Next’

Enter your Country of Residence and click ‘Next’

Note: If you are from Finland/Italy you must be residing in Finland to apply.

Answer ‘No’ to the below question as you cannot study on the Working Holiday Visa
whilst in Canada. Then click ‘Next’

Make sure you answer ‘No’ to the next 2 questions below. If you are currently studying you can answer ‘Yes’ to the second question if you need to as it will not change the outcome.

IMPORTANT – You MUST answer ‘No’ to having a job offer. Even if you do have one you must STILL answer ‘No’ as you are applying for an Open Work Permit NOT a Young Professionals Visa. If you answer this question incorrectly you will have to start all over again.

You will now come to the below screen that will say you are eligible for the International Experience Canada. If your application does not say this it means you have answered a question incorrectly along the way and should start again or contact us for help. Click ‘Continue’ from the screen below:

You will now come to the screen below that will have 4 sections for you to fill out.

Click on the ‘Continue Form’ button next to the ‘Personal details of applicant’ and fill in each section and click the next button each time to keep going. Once you are at the end of this section click the ‘Validate’ button then ‘Save & Exit’.

Complete the same process for the next 3 sections until they are all completed and show up as per below. Then click the ‘Continue’ button.

This will take you to the end of the first step of the application where you will electronically sign for your application to enter the pool. Click the ‘I agree’ button and fill in your details as per below and click ‘Sign’. It will prompt you to sign twice and then the next button to click is ‘Transmit’

You have now completed Stage 1 and have successfully entered into the pool of applicants and will see the below confirmation on your screen.

Once you click ‘Exit Questionnaire’ and enter back into your account you will see your submitted application in your account as below.

This is the end of Stage 1 and you have now successfully entered into the visa pool! Well done!

Within 72 hours after this you will receive a confirmation PDF in your GCKey account messages section stating you are now in the pool. To view this, click on ‘Check full application status’ under the Action heading in the image above.