No points given for French or English, what now?
I got a letter from MICC last week stating their intention to reject my CSQ app because I have only 39 points for employability and 40 points for total, 9 short of the 49 requirement. Upon closer examination of my scores, I found out I was not given any scores for either French or English. I believe this is likely a result of me not submitting any French and English test scores.
I did my masters in French in Quebec, and I also did one year of PhD in French in Quebec as well before I left Canada. During the time I was submitting my app early 2013, agents from MICC said if I received French education in Quebec, French exam wasn't necessary, I'd still receive points for the French and English factors. But now it seems MICC operates differently. I am given 90 days to submit additional materials.
I hope I may ask for advice here on what to do now. On one hand, I definitely heard about MICC toughening up on langue test requirement, on the other, many People have received CSQ without doing these, if they had French education in Quebec. Should I ask MICC to be more flexible or should I just suck it up and pay the 400 dollars and wait 2 months for a TEF or TCF test?
Second question is, does one need to meet both the 42 points for employability and 49 for total to pass, or as long as I pass either I am fine?
Much thanks!!
I got a letter from MICC last week stating their intention to reject my CSQ app because I have only 39 points for employability and 40 points for total, 9 short of the 49 requirement. Upon closer examination of my scores, I found out I was not given any scores for either French or English. I believe this is likely a result of me not submitting any French and English test scores.
I did my masters in French in Quebec, and I also did one year of PhD in French in Quebec as well before I left Canada. During the time I was submitting my app early 2013, agents from MICC said if I received French education in Quebec, French exam wasn't necessary, I'd still receive points for the French and English factors. But now it seems MICC operates differently. I am given 90 days to submit additional materials.
I hope I may ask for advice here on what to do now. On one hand, I definitely heard about MICC toughening up on langue test requirement, on the other, many People have received CSQ without doing these, if they had French education in Quebec. Should I ask MICC to be more flexible or should I just suck it up and pay the 400 dollars and wait 2 months for a TEF or TCF test?
Second question is, does one need to meet both the 42 points for employability and 49 for total to pass, or as long as I pass either I am fine?
Much thanks!!
