Ravinder Gill

Hello All

I was wondering what was the motivation behind setting the mark to 80 and
now bringing it all the way down to 67?

When do the experts guestimate the passmark will swing back up?

I am just reluctant to apply because I don't want to be caught out by the up
swing. Is this just a quick profit scheme or will this passmark be held for
a reasonable amount of time.

ezzkazz

this concerns me also, my score is just over 70 and i am ok right now but cannot start the emmigration process at the moment. i just feel that my future hangs in the balance but i am not in complete control of my own future. very un-neverving.

Andrew Miller

IMHO pass mark will go up - it is only the matter of "when" not "if".

There were many suspected reasons behind lowering pass mark back in
September, but how relevant to your case is knowing for sure what they were?

BTW - pass mark was never @ 80 points level. It was set quite rightfully at
75 points. Now it is insanely low at 67 points level making qualification
quite easier than it was under the old law, thus triggering new wave of
backlogs. It may go up at any time - this week, few months from now, next
year or later. Although I don't think that it will jump back to 75 points,
as somewhere between 70 and 72 points is more realistic.

It was mostly politics behind lowering pass mark in September, so one may
expect change some time after election in Canada that will most likely take
place this spring.

But why are you reluctant to apply if you can reach current pass mark? Don't
you have intention to do everything possible to improve your score anyway
after applying just in anticipation of higher pass mark?

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Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
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"Ravinder Gill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Hello All
    > I was wondering what was the motivation behind setting the mark to 80 and
    > now bringing it all the way down to 67?
    > When do the experts guestimate the passmark will swing back up?
    > I am just reluctant to apply because I don't want to be caught out by the
up
    > swing. Is this just a quick profit scheme or will this passmark be held
for
    > a reasonable amount of time.

Ravinder Gill

Thank you for your informed reply.

Here is how I score myself:

Education: 20 (Computer Engineering BEng)
Language: 16 (Born,educated in UK)
Work Experience: 21 (6 years full time work as Software Engineer)
Age: 10 (32)

= 67 Points

My wife does have a B.A. from India which may possibly contribute 3 or 4
points. The problem is that it may also equal 0 points if I can't get hold
of a transcript for her. I've got the certificates and her marksheets but
they are not university sealed.

I have an actual blood relative (unlce) but I have no documents that prove
the link and from what I've gathered in the news groups an affiavit will not
suffice.

I have some knowledge of French but it is from way back in my school days.

Therefore, I get to the passmark okay but I am not too sure about how much
safety margin I can build in to my application. Also, the fact that people
were stung by the system a year back adds to the doubts. I've been to Canada
on a number of occasions and certainly feel I would thoroughly enjoy living
there and would contribute to society - I just don't like the fact that
despite having enough marks I feel like I am throwing a dice and the results
are not predictable.

Andrew Miller

Under current law it will always be a risk of not making it if pass mark
goes up. This is why you should do everything you can to not only improve
your score but also to have application package prepared flawlessly and all
claims conclusively documented as well as have your case presented for
possible discretionary approval in case of sudden pass mark surge.

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../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
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"Ravinder Gill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Thank you for your informed reply.
    > Here is how I score myself:
    > Education: 20 (Computer Engineering BEng)
    > Language: 16 (Born,educated in UK)
    > Work Experience: 21 (6 years full time work as Software Engineer)
    > Age: 10 (32)
    > = 67 Points
    > My wife does have a B.A. from India which may possibly contribute 3 or 4
    > points. The problem is that it may also equal 0 points if I can't get hold
    > of a transcript for her. I've got the certificates and her marksheets but
    > they are not university sealed.
    > I have an actual blood relative (unlce) but I have no documents that prove
    > the link and from what I've gathered in the news groups an affiavit will
not
    > suffice.
    > I have some knowledge of French but it is from way back in my school days.
    > Therefore, I get to the passmark okay but I am not too sure about how much
    > safety margin I can build in to my application. Also, the fact that people
    > were stung by the system a year back adds to the doubts. I've been to
Canada
    > on a number of occasions and certainly feel I would thoroughly enjoy
living
    > there and would contribute to society - I just don't like the fact that
    > despite having enough marks I feel like I am throwing a dice and the
results
    > are not predictable.