Hi, I am trying to help a friend apply for citizenship. He meets the residency requirements, but we have a question about language requirements. Back in 2019, he was assessed by a settlement agency to be at CLB 5, and they referred him to LINC. He then proceeded to take level 5-6 in person at a LINC program. He was doing well but unfortunately Covid resulted in all in-person classes to be cancelled in early 2020 so he did not complete the course (I believe it was later offered online, but by then he was working full-time and unable to devote more time to studies). The LINC program recently sent him an "attendance record" showing the number of hours he participated, but I told him this is not the same as a "certificate", and I'm fairly sure that IRCC won't accept it. However, we are both wondering if the fact that since he was enrolled in level 5-6, that clearly suggests he had already met the minimum IRCC requirement of CLB 4. I'm sure he is not the first person to find themselves in this situation, and while I think it is unlikely IRCC will accept this argument, I thought it was worth asking others here on the forum. I told my friend that if he doesn't want to resume LINC/ESL, his only option might be to take a CELPIP or IELTS test. Any thoughts?
