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  1. Ash G.

    Urgent - Need advice ITA recevied

    If your employment letter shows 40 hours per week with continuous dates, you're fine. IRCC goes by the reference letter, not individual payslip breakdowns. The letter is your primary proof and it covers everything they need. Don't overthink it and submit with confidence.
  2. Ash G.

    Need Advice: Mistake on My Canadian Study Permit Application

    You did the right thing submitting the webform immediately. IRCC has access to refusal history from other countries through information sharing agreements, so they would likely see the UK and US refusals anyway. Proactively correcting it shows it was a genuine oversight, not an attempt to hide...
  3. Ash G.

    Urgent - Need advice ITA recevied

    If you were still employed during that unpaid vacation month, it still counts as part of your work experience. IRCC looks at the period of employment, not whether you were paid for every single day. Your reference letter should show continuous employment from start to end date. For the month...
  4. Ash G.

    Advice for PGWP-Study permit going to expire in November

    For the PGWP language requirement, he needs a minimum CLB 7 in all four skills. That's CELPIP 7 across the board or IELTS 6.0 in each section. If his English isn't strong, IELTS might actually be harder. The good thing is he has until November, so roughly 4 months of prep time. CLB 7 isn't an...
  5. Ash G.

    Error in mother’s name in application

    This kind of thing is way more common than you'd think, especially with naming conventions that don't cleanly split into the first/last name format IRCC uses. You did the right thing by proactively submitting a webform with your birth certificate, that shows good faith and gives them everything...
  6. Ash G.

    I forgot to add my kid's passport to my submission

    Your welcome. The webform is enough. It creates a formal record on your file. The call centre is mainly useful for peace of mind, not required. If you can't get through don't stress about it. The key thing is you caught the mistake and corrected it quickly, not weeks later.
  7. Ash G.

    I forgot to add my kid's passport to my submission

    You did the right thing sending the webform immediately. IRCC does link webform submissions to your file, it's not instant but it usually gets attached within a few days. The fact that you included the passport in the webform means there's a record of you correcting the mistake right away, which...
  8. Ash G.

    Submitting my EE profile while unemployed

    Being unemployed when you submit your EE profile isn't a problem. CEC requires one year of skilled Canadian work experience in the last 3 years. It doesn't require you to be currently employed. With 536 CRS you should get an ITA fast. Before your last day, make sure you get a reference letter...
  9. Ash G.

    Non Express Entry - PNP - Language Requirements

    Your language test results need to be valid at the time you submit your PR application, not throughout the entire processing period. So if they were valid when you applied, you're fine. IRCC won't ask you to retake just because they expired during processing. That said, keep your test booking...
  10. Ash G.

    Possible NOC mismatch. Should I send a webform or leave it alone

    Both 21232 and 21230 are close enough that either could work based on your duties. The fact that you're coding, testing, and fixing bugs fits 21232 fine. IRCC officers aren't looking for a perfect word-for-word match to every duty listed in the NOC, they're looking at whether the overall role is...
  11. Ash G.

    Foreign experience

    You've got more proof than most people honestly. Contract, invoices, bank deposits, tax. That's a solid trail. The one thing I'd focus on is getting a proper reference letter with your title, duties, hours, and dates on it. If your employer only does generic ones, write up the details yourself...
  12. Ash G.

    Why Many People Struggle or Retake the IELTS Exam (Especially Writing & Speaking)

    Same thing happens with CELPIP honestly. People with strong English get thrown off because they don't realize these tests score you on specific criteria, not just overall ability. You can be fluent and still lose marks if you miss a bullet point in the writing prompt or ramble without structure...
  13. Ash G.

    Celpip score is out - L10, S9, W8 and R7, is this worth to apply for Re-evaluation of writing module only?

    Right now your scores give you CLB 10, 9, 8, 7. For Express Entry, the jump from CLB 8 to 9 in Writing alone adds about 6 CRS points, and going from CLB 7 to 9 in Reading adds another 12-ish. So Reading is actually the bigger CRS bottleneck here even though the Writing score probably feels more...
  14. Ash G.

    Personal history

    You still need to include the Philippines degree in your personal history even though you're not claiming points for it. IRCC wants a complete timeline with no gaps — leaving it out could raise more questions than including it. Just list it with the correct dates and note that it was completed...
  15. Ash G.

    Unable to Create New Express Entry Profile

    This is a common issue after a refusal. The system still sees your old application as "in progress" even though it was refused. You usually need to wait for IRCC to formally close it on their end, which can take a few days to a couple of weeks after the refusal letter. If it's been more than a...
  16. Ash G.

    PNP as HR professional

    Fair point — at current cutoffs above 510, going from CLB 8 to 9 alone won't bridge the gap. The French path really is the main viable route here. I'd still suggest it's worth retaking the English test alongside French study though, since every point helps once the bilingual bonus kicks in and...
  17. Ash G.

    citizenship exam query

    Good question. As Seym mentioned earlier, it's a good idea to let IRCC know about any travel outside Canada through a web form. That way they have it on file. For the online test itself, IRCC doesn't block foreign IP addresses — the official page just says to pick a quiet location with stable...
  18. Ash G.

    MPNP EOI -- Settlement Funds Question

    Don't enter $0 — enter your actual bank balance, whatever it is. The form field is there for everyone, but the eligibility criteria are what matter. Since you have a permanent full-time job in Manitoba, you qualify under the employment-based alternative. When you get to the document upload...
  19. Ash G.

    PNP as HR professional

    At 445 CRS with no Canadian experience, the math is tough but not impossible. The French path everyone's mentioning is real — here's why it works: French CLB 7 with your English CLB 8 would add around 50+ CRS points through the bilingual bonus alone, which puts you in ITA range. Getting to...
  20. Ash G.

    citizenship exam query

    Your welcome. Good correction by @Seym — I was going off older rules. The online citizenship test can indeed be taken from outside Canada now. That makes things much easier for your cousin. For the reschedule question specifically: you submit a web form through your IRCC account explaining why...