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Ray of hope - FSW - 1

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Anigow1234 said:
It has already resumed I think... someone I know took..please check
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Paper-based tests have not resumed anywhere. Few centers run the computer-based assessments and that too only IDP. Running the Pencil/Paper assessment now is really suicidal. That is the same reason govt has strictly ordered Schools, Colleges, Univs to be closed.
 
ns317 said:
Here you go. I've tried to make a timeline of the whole thing:

October 2019 - I entered the pool finally after getting my WES ECA, which had taken ages, at a CRS of 463. (I have a masters', max IELTs, my wife has two degrees, max IELTS, but unfortunately we are both in our mid-thirties). When we started planning this immigration (March 2019), 463 looked like a shoo-in for an ITA.

November 2019 - The CRS had shot up and my birthday has arrived. My CRS drops to 458. I decide to start learning French.

Nov-Dec - My wife helped me learn the basics, she had already studied French in school (couple of decades ago!) and knew enough to help me progress to A2-B1 quickly.

Dec-Jan-Feb - I spent a lot of time listening to the Coffee Break with French podcast (every day during office drive and in the gym), learned grammar textbooks from scratch (Basic, Intermediate, a bit of Advanced), started writing essays for the writing section, started speaking in French to my wife for ~15-20 minutes a day, watched French news daily (TV5 Monde or France 24), did many TV5 apprendre exercises online (free).

Feb 28 - Wrote TEF the first time and got B2 in all 4 skills. But only 8 points added to the CRS. I moved from 458 to 466.

Mar - FSW draws stopped.

Mar-Apr-May - Focused more on the speaking and writing parts. Increased french speaking a little more, while continuing to listen to news, more documentaries, Wrote A LOT of essays and fait divers. Started reading french books. Finished 2 books by Fred Vargas (This is one of the most pleasurable side-effects of learning French for me.. discovered an excellent crime novelist).

June 8 - Wrote TEF the second time as soon as exams restarted in South Africa after the lockdown. Got C2 in Reading, C1 in Writing, C1 in Listening and B2 in Speaking. 8 more CRS points. I've moved from 466 to 474.

So roughly 7 months in total to get the 16 points.

Now for all I know, FSW draws might get delayed a lot more and I might have to aim for the bonus 30 points also. So I'm not gonna stop learning French. Leaving the immigration part aside, it has been a really joyous experience and it's always great to have a new language to communicate with.

The main thing I'd advise for a beginner is to get the grammar in order first. So you must study the grammar textbooks. Once you get the hang of it, it's a really solid foundation to build on. Then the sources I mentioned in my timeline would all be really useful. They are all free. There are many more paid ones available online which could help you as well. Getting a partner who wants to learn French or who already knows some French could be really useful as well. Learning a language is far easier as a team task than as a solitary task.

Lastly, what's as critical as anything else is to have an inclination/passion to learn a new language. If you don't like learning new languages, it's going to be much more difficult. I suggest considering a Canadian degree as an alternate to French if that's the case.
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Wow, congratulations! That is really inspiring.
I have recently started to study French and hopefully I will get some extra points as well :)
 
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Hello everyone, as I discussed earlier that I will loose 15 points of my husband's Canadian brother if he left before my application submission. So in order to gain the CRS points I am thinking very seriously to apply alone (independently) to obtain Canadian PR and come back to Pakistan and after that I will apply for my husband's PR. Will it be a wise decision to apply alone? I mean what are the odds I will face in future. Also for how long my PR will be valid? With husband score is 455, without husband 465.

Asking for a friend.
 
Just out of curiosity,
Which one should we take for french scores?
TCF or TEF?
and whats the difference?

Asking For someone completely new to french...
 
Majid Nawaz said:
Hello everyone, as I discussed earlier that I will loose 15 points of my husband's Canadian brother if he left before my application submission. So in order to gain the CRS points I am thinking very seriously to apply alone (independently) to obtain Canadian PR and come back to Pakistan and after that I will apply for my husband's PR. Will it be a wise decision to apply alone? I mean what are the odds I will face in future. Also for how long my PR will be valid? With husband score is 455, without husband 465.
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Without husband means?
I think you can either be married or single, right?
There is no extra point if u exclude ur partner, correct me if am wrong...
 
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