Hello,
The Express Entry system automatically flagged me as not eligible after I applied. I am pretty baffled since every attorney I talked to said I am eligible for EE/FSW. Here's the message I got: "Your Express Entry profile has been reviewed and we have determined that you are not eligible for Express Entry at this time." Then it says this can be due to any of these things:
"
• not having a valid language test,
• language test results that are more than two years old,=
• a language test score that is too low,
• not having enough relevant work experience,
• not having the required education level,
• not having enough funds."
That being said, I meet all these criterias. Here's the summary of my application:
- Age: 30, single, male
- Education: PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the US (2015). I did not enter my bachelors and masters degree in my application, just PhD.
- IELTS: L: 8.5, S: 8.5, W: 7, R: 7.5, taken 01/2017 [eligible for +50 points]
- Work experience:
* Research Assistant during my PhD (Code: 4012), 20 hr/wk, 09/2009 - 06/2014 (my only job experience that actually counts)
* Mathematics modeler (Code: 2161), 40 hr/wk, 4/2015-12/2015 (this does not count since it is less than 1 year)
* Data Analyst (Code: 2161), 40 hr/wk, 9/2016-4/2017 (this does not count since it is less than 1 year)
The last time I checked, my score would be +480. I chose the primary occupation 2161. My guess is that the system does not count my Research Assistantship experience (Code 4012) as a job experience for my primary occupation which is 2161. I searched the forum and it seems that Express Entry system is not a big fan of Research Assistantship job experiences outside Canada (Code 4012). I would appreciate your thoughts on this matter.
Thanks in advance.