Diablo ²°°²

I'm in a dilemma! I would appreciate anyone's advice please!

I've asked this question on the news group previously, but I'm still not
sure what to do!

I'm from the UK applying for PR in Canada. I've been advised on the news
group that the IELTS test doesn't apply to me as this is my native language,
I definitely agree!

However, I have a lawyer who has strongly advised me to take the test so he
can guarantee I can claim my 16 points in Language Proficiency, If I choose
not to take the test I would lose my "money back guarantee" as I have not
taken his advice!

I chose to take the test last Friday, and to my horror I just froze on the
listening test when I lost the momentum of the tape recording. I must have
missed out about 6 or 7 questions and now I'm in such a panic that I won't
get a level 7-9 in this area of the test ( I did fine on all the other
areas). I obviously won't know my score until I get the results in 2 weeks,
I'm just speculating this dilemma!

I don't think I could bear to go through it again in 3 months, my
application is complete and ready to send other than the IELTS results. I'm
so tempted to just include a letter in my application stating that English
is my native language and going against the Lawyers advice. The only problem
with that is I would probably have to have all my references re-written to
include that I speak English and then dig out all secondary education
certificates and have them certified as proof of study of English at school.
This would probably take another 3 months to do anyway! Then I will be
worried that I risk not being awarded my 16 points, losing my Lawyers fees
and my Immigration fees!

Fingers crossed, I may be worrying over nothing, but my gut feeling tells me
I've mucked up the listening test. I really feel sorry for people taking the
test whose native language isn't English, I should have sailed through it, I
don't think I allowed for my nerves!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I wish I new about this newsgroup
before I hired a Lawyer!

Many Thanks

Alison

Andrew Miller

IELTS test is recommended only if English is not applicant's native
language.

If English is applicant's native language then a submission letter pointing
out to that fact and to evidence (already included in the package anyway)
documenting obtaining entire education and gaining work experience in
English speaking country is more than sufficient.

--

../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
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"Diablo ²°°²" wrote in message
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    > I'm in a dilemma! I would appreciate anyone's advice please!
    > I've asked this question on the news group previously, but I'm still not
    > sure what to do!
    > I'm from the UK applying for PR in Canada. I've been advised on the news
    > group that the IELTS test doesn't apply to me as this is my native
language,
    > I definitely agree!
    > However, I have a lawyer who has strongly advised me to take the test so
he
    > can guarantee I can claim my 16 points in Language Proficiency, If I
choose
    > not to take the test I would lose my "money back guarantee" as I have not
    > taken his advice!
    > I chose to take the test last Friday, and to my horror I just froze on the
    > listening test when I lost the momentum of the tape recording. I must have
    > missed out about 6 or 7 questions and now I'm in such a panic that I won't
    > get a level 7-9 in this area of the test ( I did fine on all the other
    > areas). I obviously won't know my score until I get the results in 2
weeks,
    > I'm just speculating this dilemma!
    > I don't think I could bear to go through it again in 3 months, my
    > application is complete and ready to send other than the IELTS results.
I'm
    > so tempted to just include a letter in my application stating that English
    > is my native language and going against the Lawyers advice. The only
problem
    > with that is I would probably have to have all my references re-written to
    > include that I speak English and then dig out all secondary education
    > certificates and have them certified as proof of study of English at
school.
    > This would probably take another 3 months to do anyway! Then I will be
    > worried that I risk not being awarded my 16 points, losing my Lawyers fees
    > and my Immigration fees!
    > Fingers crossed, I may be worrying over nothing, but my gut feeling tells
me
    > I've mucked up the listening test. I really feel sorry for people taking
the
    > test whose native language isn't English, I should have sailed through it,
I
    > don't think I allowed for my nerves!
    > Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I wish I new about this newsgroup
    > before I hired a Lawyer!
    > Many Thanks
    > Alison

Andie Vitai

Hi!
I'm completely new on this newsgroup, but I'm pleased that I finally
ended up here :-).
Could you please help me?
My husband'll be principal applicant, simply because he has MS, I have
BS, and he's proficiency in English is highly over mine.
Well, our native language isn't English, but my husband has MS as an
English translator, has 8 years experience at internartional
companies, and now 18 months work experience in the States as a
translator. Should he take the IELTS, or he can prove his proficiency
with the right documents?
Thank you for any comment.
Donna

Andrew Miller

Your husband having MS as English translator and working as such doesn't
really need to take IELTS - a substitute evidence will be sufficient.

--

../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
________________________________


"andie vitai" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hi!
    > I'm completely new on this newsgroup, but I'm pleased that I finally
    > ended up here :-).
    > Could you please help me?
    > My husband'll be principal applicant, simply because he has MS, I have
    > BS, and he's proficiency in English is highly over mine.
    > Well, our native language isn't English, but my husband has MS as an
    > English translator, has 8 years experience at internartional
    > companies, and now 18 months work experience in the States as a
    > translator. Should he take the IELTS, or he can prove his proficiency
    > with the right documents?
    > Thank you for any comment.
    > Donna