Hi guys, I'm in my 3 weeks away from being eligible for CEC so not too long ago I went ahead and created an EE profile. The system found me eligible and I entered the pool, I recently got an ITA which I declined based on the advice I saw in here, I sent a tweet to IRCC as well explaining my situation:
They took a while, but this was their reply:
I can't stop finding contradicting advice, some people say that sending my application after the date I'm eligible will mean a rejection for sure, others says it's at the officer's discretion and then IRCC social media team says it's perfectly fine as long as I send a LOE (?) What.
It also doesn't help the fact that my 1 year of work experience falls on a Saturday on a week with expected EE draws. If there's a CEC draw on Wednesday but the work week ends on a Friday, does that make me ineligible until 2 weeks after that..?
I set up my EE profile and the system found me eligible for CEC even though I'm still on my 11th month (minimum entry criteria). Should I withdraw my profile? Decline any ITA's until I'm eligible or accept ITA and submit my application after completing 12 months?
They took a while, but this was their reply:
1/2 Hi. This is an issue with how the system calculates work experience. If you will have the year of experience when you apply, you can go ahead and accept the ITA and include a letter of explanation about the situation.
2/2 If you’re no longer in that job and won’t reach the 12 months of experience, you should decline the ITA.
I can't stop finding contradicting advice, some people say that sending my application after the date I'm eligible will mean a rejection for sure, others says it's at the officer's discretion and then IRCC social media team says it's perfectly fine as long as I send a LOE (?) What.
It also doesn't help the fact that my 1 year of work experience falls on a Saturday on a week with expected EE draws. If there's a CEC draw on Wednesday but the work week ends on a Friday, does that make me ineligible until 2 weeks after that..?