Thanks for your response. My spouse IELTs expired a day after I got my ITA and this affected my eligibility for Express Entry. Though I have the required points, when I check to calculate my scores, I was not eligible. I registered for the first set of ielts to quickly cover the gap but test was postponed for logistics reasons. I have calculated and see that I would have exceeded the 60 period on the date we expect her results. So I have planned to decline the ITA to avoid being sanctioned