Language Proficiency Requirements

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zbitz

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Hello fellow PR seekers,

I had a question about language proficiency documentation.
I'm planning to claim HIGH proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing categories. But to support such a claim, taking a standard test (IELTS) a must ? I don't want to appear for IELTS if its not a must.

I'm interested to find out what others have done in this matter.

What kind of written documentation supporting language proficiency have you all provided ?

I have appeared for TOEFL (couple of years ago), GRE, GMAT(recently). MY schooling was in English and have a M.S degree from US university. Can I use any of these facts to buttress my proficiency claim ?

Thanks in Advance.
 
I applied showing all my education documents having English as medium of instruction and my work experience with English as medium of communication. I don't think IELTS test is not required till CIC insist you to go for that.

You have to produce strong documentation that you have good skill in English.
 
1. IELTS is not REQUIRED for successful PR applications.
2. The documents that you plan to send in supporting your claim of high English proficiency should help. I sent similar paperwork with my application. However, it does NOT guarantee that you will be awarded the 16 maximum points. The score given will be at the discretion of the officer based on the evidence submitted.
3. If the reviewing officer does not agree with your assessment of your English proficiency, s/he may not necessarily ask you to take the IELTS test. In that event, your application could potentially get rejected because of lower-than-expected points awarded for English.
4. The only way to guarantee yourself the maximum score for English is to take the IELTS test AND achieve a band score of at least seven in all four modules. I recently did so myself.
5. I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY. SO TAKE THIS ADVICE FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.

Ultimately, I believe the decision to take/not take IELTS primarily depends on your appetite for risk.

Good luck!
 
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Apart from what Gretzky said which is true, I would prefer to focus on two words which CIC uses ie it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to take the test.
The way I look at it, if you are a border line case (ie if after counting 16 points for english) you are still between 75-80 points I would take the test.
However if you have over 80 points then there is no urgency to take the test as even if the consul gives you 12 points instead of 16 you would still clear the 75 point milestone.
Since I fall in the first category I plan on taking the test.

Thanks.
 
Thanks for your reply guys.

I'm wondering if its ok to go ahead and send the PR application now and submit the IELTS results later (earliest test date for San Francisco Center is Dec 6) ?

Would this negatively affect the application processing ? I know that they highly encourage applicants to submit all the documents atonce.
 
ZBITZ that should be fine

I think thats perfectly OK. Go ahead and submit your application with a written submission on English and then take the exam later.
Gretzky and I have done the same too. Send in your appl as early as possible so that you get your file number and date soon.
They take upto a year to get to giving a decision so Dec 03 sounds good.
Best of luck.
 
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