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TOEFL vs IELTS

soie76

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Aug 10, 2011
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Hi,
I have given a TOEFL exam in Aug 2011 and now that I want to apply for immigration I have been told that I have to give IELTS too as TOEFL is not accepted for immigration? Is that true? I wish I had known it before so I could have given IELTS instead.
 

siddharth_pharma84

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Jun 25, 2011
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yup ielts general as tofel score are not acceptable for immigration purpose
 

luckymystery

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soie76 said:
Hi,
I have given a TOEFL exam in Aug 2011 and now that I want to apply for immigration I have been told that I have to give IELTS too as TOEFL is not accepted for immigration? Is that true? I wish I had known it before so I could have given IELTS instead.
Check this link to know what tests are acceptable by CIC.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/language-testing.asp
 

asyousuf

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soie76 said:
Hi,
I have given a TOEFL exam in Aug 2011 and now that I want to apply for immigration I have been told that I have to give IELTS too as TOEFL is not accepted for immigration? Is that true? I wish I had known it before so I could have given IELTS instead.
Only IELTS is acceptable

visit below link and try understanding immigration process
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-how.asp
 

Ismael5

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Feb 23, 2011
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siddharth_pharma84 said:
yup ielts general as tofel score are not acceptable for immigration purpose
perfect
 

blackmagic

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Sep 19, 2011
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hi,

TOEFL is required for admission procedure by various universities...while IELTS general module for immigration purposes that is my understanding.....

so IELTS is mandatory...
 

MaryLee

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Aug 22, 2011
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The following page provides detailed information about this query

http://immig-canada.blogspot.com/2011/11/toefl-and-celpip-for-canada-immigration.html