IEC visa expired but the work permit is valid.

[charliebrown]

Dear all,

I have a trouble, because I want to travel to Canada but my IEC visa is going to expire. Unfortunetly I have to go back to my country of citizenship, with a valid work permit but with an IEC visa expired. I want to go back to Canada with a TRV, but in the embassy of Canada in my country the agent tell me that I can't go back to Canada.

In the page of Temporary foreign workers returning to Canada say:

"If your visa has expired but the work permit is still valid, you must apply for another temporary resident visa to return to Canada. If your work permit has expired, but your visa is still valid, you will need to apply for a new work permit. In both cases, you must apply for either a visa or a work permit at a visa office outside Canada before returning to Canada."

I really don't know what to do I want to stay in Canada, but I have to return to my place of citizenship for a couple of days.

Many thanks in advance.

 

[TheAwesomeMatt]

Where are you from? Are you from a Visa exempt country? I'm fairly sure all IEC qualifying countries are visa exempt.

If you're from a Visa exempt country then you don't need a temporary resident visa

 

[charliebrown]

I'm from Chile, I'm not visa exempt, I have to apply again for a visa, although the agent in the embassy of Canada in Chile told me that I can't go back to Canada if I leave with a work permit valid an IEC visa expired.

But as I told you, in the page of Temporary foreign workers returning to Canada, say that the only thing that I have to have is to apply for a TRV and get in to Canada.

The agent told me that I can't get in again.

That is true?

Thank you very much.