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Ray of Hope 66th Draw

Corey26

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Regarding the reading, here are some valuable tips:

http://www.fluentu.com/blog/ielts/ielts-reading-tips/

Specially this: Don’t start reading the text before looking at the tasks.
Totally agreed regarding the reading module. Candidates should go right away to read the questions being asked and never start off the task by reading the passage given as this would waste invaluable time.

Best of luck with IELTS and "IELTS to be aced" ;)
 

ns25

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I am not sure why some of our comrades in this forum have started learning French or planning one year education in canada.

Remember, if you haven't reached CLB 9 band( ielts equivalent is LRWS 8777), Working on English and re attempting ielts is quickest and easiest option for high crs score.

Extract from one of the blog of Canada forum

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From No Hope of Cut-off to ITA..All within a week
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This has been one of the most exhilarating week for me lately. With CRS score of 384 & cut off always going around 460 last year, I had left all hopes of seeing canadian shores. Lost another 5 points from CRS as another year went by.

At 33y, masters & 10+ Yrs of exp., I scored as much as I could. With few more friends settling in Vancouver & Toronto, my impulse only went up.

So I started my relentless effort to get a hang on my CLB 8 as my IELTS in first attempt was L/R/W/S # 7.5/6.5/6.5/6.5. Got help from some IELS SME(subject matter experts) & took another dive into IELTS in March 17. I was pleasantly surprised to know my score- L/R/W/S # 8.5/8/7.5/7.5. voila- This is CLB 10. Updated my EE profile on 22rd, left for vacation only to return today. So when I opened my inbox, I was absolutely ecstatic to read that I received ITA :).

From the word go, I knew IELTS score is the most important factor,so just 2 notch up in CLB made the difference of 70 points as my current CRS score stands at 454.

To all my friends- who are waiting for score to come down, I would strongly recommend give a hard push to higher CLB. It may just be the only thing standing between you and Canada.
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I completely agree. IELTS is key to get 400+ score. Till last month we were at 344. I reattempted IELTS and got CLB 9 (had to got writing reevaluated). And then my wife also gave the IELTS again and she also got CLB 9. With the grace of God, we are at 448 now... Keeping fingers crossed... And waiting for the draw now.
 

bluewaters87

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Hello Seniors Need ur suggestion
My crs is 395 ( I am waiting for revaluation result ).. if my reval is not succesful i will take my next ielts on Aug 19

When I look at the OINP updates half of their quota of 6000 NOIs was already processed.(http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/en/pnp/OI_PNP_PROCESSINGTIMES.html)

Furthermore, I observed that CIC has already invited over 48000 applicants from their quoata of 71000 ( federal skilled workers)

Now my doubt is
can i get an OINP with the above CRS(395) in the near future (before mid august) or Will i get any direct TA before mid august..

Please and kindly shed some light on my observation.. All your suggestions and thoughts are welcome.
 
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andyding13

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Hello Seniors Need ur suggestion
My crs is 395 ( I am waiting for revaluation result ).. if my reval is not succesful i will take my next ielts on Aug 19

When I look at the OINP updates half of their quota of 6000 NOIs was already processed.(http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/en/pnp/OI_PNP_PROCESSINGTIMES.html)

Furthermore, I observed that CIC has already invited over 48000 applicants from their quoata of 71000 ( federal skilled workers)

Now my doubt is
can i get an OINP with the above CRS(395) in the near future (before mid august) or Will i get any direct TA before mid august..

Please and kindly shed some light on my observation.. All your suggestions and thoughts are welcome.
OINP has cutoff at 400. You are currently impossible to get NOI from OINP - Human Capitals Stream.
 

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bluewaters87

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Ontario posting the processing time is good. Hopefully, CIC would do the same. OINP data is up to date, unlike CIC's score distribution that looks ancient, dated 26th May! A renewed hope, with almost 3k nominations left, I would wait until end of August :)
Hello bro,

Do u think I can get either OINP( if they reduce their cut off as mentioned in twitter ) or ITA in the near future with my CRS (395).

But I am preparing Ielts parallelly in order to tackle if the trend is not favouring me .
 

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Thank you for the support! Big LIKE! ;)
You absolutely deserve it. Couldn't tolerate the attitude of the newbie. However, now i am getting PM (gutless) from the prick or the female version of prick, lol. I'll straighten it out lol.
 
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Hahaha! :) This thread is getting more interesting by the minute! I am wondering what will be talking about if today/tomorrow (depending when you read this) THE draw doesn't happen! :D
If today draw doesn't happens it will be disappointing for sure. But i am so getting used to waiting now. This is the second time waiting for 23 days this year alone. So i guess we have to publish the tender for topic for discussion if the draw doesn't happens tonight again. Howazzatt?
 

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Hello bro,

Do u think I can get either OINP( if they reduce their cut off as mentioned in twitter ) or ITA in the near future with my CRS (395).

But I am preparing Ielts parallelly in order to tackle if the trend is not favouring me .
According to my daughter, I am her mom o_O

OINP reducing the cut-off below 400 isn't official yet. Maybe they will reduce it in the near future but we don't know when. With a CRS 395, you will likely get a direct ITA before end of this year. However, I still suggest you improve your IELTS. All the best to you.
 

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According to my daughter, I am her mom o_O

OINP reducing the cut-off below 400 isn't official yet. Maybe they will reduce it in the near future but we don't know when. With a CRS 395, you will likely get a direct ITA before end of this year. However, I still suggest you improve your IELTS. All the best to you.
The like for the first line....:D