コロナウィルスの感染拡大による渡航延期の影響で、ビザ発給許可証(POE Letter)の期限が切れてしまいそうなカナダ・ワーキングホリデー渡航予定者を対象に、これまで、最大180日の期限延長手続きの案内を行っていたGoverment of Canadaですが、9月1日、延長手続きをしてもなお期限の足りないという方向けに、最大1年の延長を許可する旨の発表を致しました。
すでに延長をした方々も再度申請が可能で、一度９０日（三か月）延長した方はプラス９か月、二度延長した方はプラス６か月の延長となります。（延長許可はカナダ国内のIEC審査局が行い、個々のケースをみながら延長期間を定めるとのことです。）
現在の入国期限まで一か月を切ったら申請が可能となりますので、お手持ちの発給許可証、または前回の延長通知をよくご確認の上、対象者は下記サイトより延長申請を行いましょう。
>Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): International Experience Canada applicants
※当協会ではメンバー様に向けた延長申請方法のご案内を行っております。ご希望の方はメールにてカウンセラーまでお問い合わせくださいませ。
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■原文：カナダ政府移民局/Expiring Port of Entry Letter of Introductions（英文）
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/iec.html
Expiring Port of Entry Letter of Introductions
A Port of Entry (POE) Letter of Introduction is valid for one year after its date of issue. Once a letter is issued under the IEC program, it is considered a participation and cannot be cancelled.
Contact us if your letter expires in the next 30 days, and you cannot travel due to disruptions caused by COVID-19.
You could be eligible for an extension of your current POE letter for up to 12 months.
The length of your extension will depend on whether:
you have already received an extension on your POE letter, and
if applicable, your immigration medical examination on file can be reassessed and extended.
Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of an immigration officer.
If your letter expires in 60 days or more, please wait until a month before expiry to contact us.
Extending your POE letter
You can ask to have your POE letters extended by using our Web form.
Select “International Experience Canada” from the drop-down menu and include as many details as possible to support your case.
If you don’t get a confirmation email from us, this does not mean we didn’t receive it. Keep checking your IRCC account for updates.
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