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Dear all
I am planning to immigrate to canada under the skilled worker category.
I have had 16 years of education in India in English medium.
I have two years of Masters in Mechanical engineering from USA. Will I still need to take the language proficiency test in English.
Further during my graduate studies here in USA, I had part time job as tutor for mechanical engineering department, where i was teaching and grading undergraduates.
[02-02-2004,20:34]
Srini |
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Other written evidence (in reply to: Do I need to take Language Proficiency test)
Hi Shrini.
Without knowing more about you, it is very difficult to make any recommendation as to whether or not you should write the applicable language proficiency exam(s). This is not a ´cop-out´ or means to convince you to hire my services; rather, it´s a reflection of the seriousness of this decision in light of Citizenship and Immigration Canada´s hard-nosed, yet undefined policy.
Without debating the point too much, CIC states "We (CIC) strongly recommend that you take a language test from an approved organization if you are claiming skills in a language that is not your native language." That said, it is permissible to submit "Other written evidence" in lieu of test results (in fact, truly everyone should submit EITHER test results OR other written evidence).
When relying on written evidence, you will want to be certain it is overwhelming in its weight, so as to convince the officer of your claimed language proficiency. This is even more important when your ´points assessment´ is intolerant of significant losses under the applicable language factor (e.g. you originally anticipated scoring "High" proficiency in your first language and receiving a final score of 70 points, but b/c the officer assesses your written evidence of English proficiency at "Moderate" on all four skill categories, you score 8 less points; therefore, your score drops below the 67 point pass-mark).
In cases where the officer is dissatisfied with the evidence submitted, he or she will formally request the applicant to undertake the applicable testing (Note: As with all requests, this one comes with a deadline for submission - 90 days, I believe). If you choose not to complete the testing, the officer will continue to process the application, relying exclusively upon the information originally submitted with the application (i.e. no other supporting evidence of language proficiency will be accepted by the visa office after the application´s original submission - so, you really only have one ´kick at the can´ when submitting evidence).
And while you, Shrini, appear to have significant accolades supporting your claim, and consequently, may be able to successfully avoid testing, there are too many unresolved variables for me to advise at this time - sorry. If you wish to pursue further relations, please feel free to contact me through the information below, and refer to this posting (I submit a lot of postings, and do not keep track of them the way I do with other contact info).
Good luck.
Sincerely,
Dennis Caul
e-canada
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FYI: CIC uses the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000 and the Standards Linguistiques Canadiens 2002 to assess ´Other Written Evidence´ of English and French (respectively). See http://www.e-ca.ca/definitions.htm#Languageother for applicable links.
[05-02-2004,16:07]
Dennis Caul |
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