Need Guidance on Work Experience Post ITA

[marwan9600]

Hi everyone,

I just got my ITA under FSW (French Draw). Also I have 4 jobs listed under work experience before getting my ITA (one is my 1ry NOC with 2 yrs and verified, 2nd is well-verified with 2 yrs too, third cannot be well-verified although a governmental job, fourth is before graduation) and all of them are foreign experience.

I have two questions please:

1- I got 4 jobs before ITA as I said, can I remove the one that cannot be verified? The institution don't wanna give me any letter and any original document. Also it won't affect my points at all!

2- Should I remove the one before graduation too? All of my jobs are under foreign experience.

Provided that the two jobs I wanna remove and put in the personal history, wont affect my points at all!

I want to do that and provide an LoE to only claim work experience for my well-verified jobs. Did anyone try that? Many ppl told me that I should not do that since I already added those before ITA and to avoid any misrepresentation!!

Thanks!

 

[Naturgrl]

Does is change your score and score still high enough with taking out work experience? If so put under personal history.

 

[marwan9600]

Does is change your score and score still high enough with taking out work experience? If so put under personal history.

Score will stay the same, way over the cutoff. Thanks a lot!

Another question please. Can I change my primary NOC (pharmacist, cash-based job with strong proof) to a Research Assistant job in the USA (well-verified with more-than-enough proof of work experience?) Both are two years and wont affect my score (ITA received based on French Draw)

Thanks again!!!

 

[Naturgrl]

Score will stay the same, way over the cutoff. Thanks a lot!

Another question please. Can I change my primary NOC (pharmacist, cash-based job with strong proof) to a Research Assistant job in the USA (well-verified with more-than-enough proof of work experience?) Both are two years and wont affect my score (ITA received based on French Draw)

Thanks again!!!

No issue but cash based jobs are more heavily scrutinized now so make sure job letter, payslips, bank statements and tax returns all match.

 

[marwan9600]

No issue but cash based jobs are more heavily scrutinized now so make sure job letter, payslips, bank statements and tax returns all match.

In my cash job, I only got payslips, letter of experience as IRCC stated, and a notarized declaration by my main employer about my work experience, but I am still worried. That's why I wanna claim the USA-based job, which is 2 years. Thanks a ton! Really appreciate your response!

 

[Naturgrl]

In my cash job, I only got payslips, letter of experience as IRCC stated, and a notarized declaration by my main employer about my work experience, but I am still worried. That's why I wanna claim the USA-based job, which is 2 years. Thanks a ton! Really appreciate your response!

But still claiming points for the cash job. Doesn't matter if primary or not. Show that you paid taxes.

 

[marwan9600]

But still claiming points for the cash job. Doesn't matter if primary or not. Show that you paid taxes.

Yeah I got your point, I am doing my best to prove it though. The issue is that in my country, we do not pay taxes for cash-based jobs. Egyptian pharmacies just hire you without any contract, unless it is a big pharmacy chain.

 

[divinebbb8]

Hi guys , I’m in a situation.
I got ITA and after the ITA I had to rewrite English exam, the result was lower than expected and it made me not to qualify for the draw

But my 1 year experience will soon become two years.
If I wait till it hit the 2 year mark before I apply for the PR

Will my experience be calculated as 2 years and hence increase my point to the required points I need?

The job is an ongoing job and I stated that when I entered the pool.

 

[junianwoo]

Hi guys , I’m in a situation.
I got ITA and after the ITA I had to rewrite English exam, the result was lower than expected and it made me not to qualify for the draw

But my 1 year experience will soon become two years.
If I wait till it hit the 2 year mark before I apply for the PR

Will my experience be calculated as 2 years and hence increase my point to the required points I need?

The job is an ongoing job and I stated that when I entered the pool.

Hey, this is a tricky situation. Let me break down what IRCC's rules say: Short answer: No, you can't wait for your work experience to hit 2 years and then recalculate your CRS score after receiving an ITA. Here's why:

How ITA and CRS scores work:
Your CRS score is locked when you receive your ITA. When you got your ITA, your score was calculated based on your profile at that moment (including your English test score and 1 year of work experience). IRCC doesn't recalculate your CRS score after you receive an ITA, even if your circumstances change.

The 60-day rule:
You have 60 days from receiving your ITA to submit your complete application. If you don't submit within 60 days, your ITA expires.

What happens if your CRS score drops below the cut-off?
If your language test score dropped and now your CRS score is below the cut-off for that draw, your ITA is no longer valid. You cannot submit your application with this ITA

Your options:

Option 1: Decline this ITA and re-enter the pool

1. Decline the current ITA (it will expire anyway if your score is now below the cut-off)
2. Wait until your work experience hits 2 years
3. Update your Express Entry profile with:
   1. New work experience (2 years instead of 1)
   2. Your new (lower) language test scores
4. Your CRS score will recalculate with the new information
5. Hopefully, the 2 years of experience will offset the lower language score and you'll be above the cut-off again
6. Wait for a new ITA in a future draw

Option 2: Retake your language test immediately

1. If you can retake your English test and get your original score (or higher) within the next 2-3 weeks
2. Update your Express Entry profile with the new test results
3. Your CRS score will recalculate
4. If you're back above the cut-off, your ITA remains valid
5. Submit your application before the 60-day deadline

Important: You can't "wait" with an active ITA.

1. An ITA doesn't pause while you accumulate more work experience
2. It's valid for 60 days, then it expires
3. You can't submit an application if your current CRS score is below the draw cut-off

What I'd recommend:

Calculate your new CRS score with:

1. Your current (lower) language test scores
2. 2 years of work experience (once you hit that milestone)

If the new score is above recent cut-offs:

1. Decline the current ITA
2. Wait for 2 years of experience
3. Update profile
4. Wait for new ITA

If the new score is still below cut-offs, you'll need to retake your language test and improve your score OR find other ways to increase your CRS (e.g., provincial nomination, additional education, spouse language scores if applicable)

Bottom line:
You can't use this ITA with a CRS score below the cut-off. Decline it, wait for 2 years of experience, update your profile, and wait for a new ITA. Good luck, and I hope your 2 years of experience gets you back above the threshold!

 

[Naturgrl]

Hey, this is a tricky situation. Let me break down what IRCC's rules say: Short answer: No, you can't wait for your work experience to hit 2 years and then recalculate your CRS score after receiving an ITA. Here's why:

How ITA and CRS scores work:
Your CRS score is locked when you receive your ITA. When you got your ITA, your score was calculated based on your profile at that moment (including your English test score and 1 year of work experience). IRCC doesn't recalculate your CRS score after you receive an ITA, even if your circumstances change.

The 60-day rule:
You have 60 days from receiving your ITA to submit your complete application. If you don't submit within 60 days, your ITA expires.

What happens if your CRS score drops below the cut-off?
If your language test score dropped and now your CRS score is below the cut-off for that draw, your ITA is no longer valid. You cannot submit your application with this ITA

Your options:

Option 1: Decline this ITA and re-enter the pool

1. Decline the current ITA (it will expire anyway if your score is now below the cut-off)
2. Wait until your work experience hits 2 years
3. Update your Express Entry profile with:
   1. New work experience (2 years instead of 1)
   2. Your new (lower) language test scores
4. Your CRS score will recalculate with the new information
5. Hopefully, the 2 years of experience will offset the lower language score and you'll be above the cut-off again
6. Wait for a new ITA in a future draw

Option 2: Retake your language test immediately

1. If you can retake your English test and get your original score (or higher) within the next 2-3 weeks
2. Update your Express Entry profile with the new test results
3. Your CRS score will recalculate
4. If you're back above the cut-off, your ITA remains valid
5. Submit your application before the 60-day deadline

Important: You can't "wait" with an active ITA.

1. An ITA doesn't pause while you accumulate more work experience
2. It's valid for 60 days, then it expires
3. You can't submit an application if your current CRS score is below the draw cut-off

What I'd recommend:

Calculate your new CRS score with:

1. Your current (lower) language test scores
2. 2 years of work experience (once you hit that milestone)

If the new score is above recent cut-offs:

1. Decline the current ITA
2. Wait for 2 years of experience
3. Update profile
4. Wait for new ITA

If the new score is still below cut-offs, you'll need to retake your language test and improve your score OR find other ways to increase your CRS (e.g., provincial nomination, additional education, spouse language scores if applicable)

Bottom line:
You can't use this ITA with a CRS score below the cut-off. Decline it, wait for 2 years of experience, update your profile, and wait for a new ITA. Good luck, and I hope your 2 years of experience gets you back above the threshold!

Where do you get your information? ChatGPT?

 

[junianwoo]

Where do you get your information? ChatGPT?

Haha fair call. I did use AI to help organize my thoughts since there's a lot to cover. But the info is accurate based on IRCC guidelines. Did I miss anything or get something wrong?