I thought I’d see how many points I have ……even though my occupation is not on “The New List”. It is however on the NOC grid (comes in at Level A) and I have already taken my IELTS test.

Language + Age + Experience = 47

Now I’m pretty sure I would get 22 on the Educational assessment thing = 69

So even without a job offer, without being on The @&€% List, without any additional adaptability points and without a 2nd language, I would have got enough point.

#not fair

Plus I have (like many others, I am sure) spent the last few months gathering all my references and academic transcripts and certificates, so everything was ready to go - only for it to all be a waste of time and effort.

I realise the list has been out for a couple of weeks now, but 3 days after the applications has re-opened, I am feeling very low and thought I would just put my misery across.

Moan over – thanks for reading x

p.s – I know the IELTS test results are valid for two years, is that the same for the Educational assessments? Is it worth getting that done too??

There's always next year. After putting it off for 5 years, we geared up for our first application in 2011, and again last year. Today I finally got an application in the post.

Still not counting my chickens though.

Oh we'll done mate, I'm keeping my for you.

Yeah, I've sat on this idea of moving to Canada on and off for the last 9 years. There's always been a list and then this thing called life kept happening... Was so excited when I found out there was no list this year and the point system had changed in my favour... Oh well

'The list' wasn't introduced until 2008, before that it was anybody with 67 points or more.

I knew there was something I forgot to do in 2007