Submitting old IELTS results without official Test Report Form?

[blublu41]

Hello,
I took an IELTS test in 2017. I don't have the official TRF (Test Report Form) for it, not even a copy. The test was taken too long ago to reproduce any official document about it.
What I do have are the same details I submitted several years ago in my PR application: date of test, date of results, certificate number, and scores.
I'm applying for citizenship now, and I'm asked to upload a "language proof document" - can I send a simple document written by me with the details I mentioned above? Has anyone done this?

Thanks.

 

[Miss bee]

Hello,
I took an IELTS test in 2017. I don't have the official TRF (Test Report Form) for it, not even a copy. The test was taken too long ago to reproduce any official document about it.
What I do have are the same details I submitted several years ago in my PR application: date of test, date of results, certificate number, and scores.
I'm applying for citizenship now, and I'm asked to upload a "language proof document" - can I send a simple document written by me with the details I mentioned above? Has anyone done this?

Thanks.

No, you cannot submit a self-written document with your 2017 IELTS details for Canadian citizenship. IRCC does not accept personal statements, typed notes, or recreated test information as proof of language ability. For citizenship, language documents must be official, even though language test results themselves do not expire. Since your 2017 IELTS TRF cannot be reproduced and you do not have an original or a copy, IRCC will not allow you to use that test as proof. Instead, you must submit another acceptable form of language evidence. IRCC accepts several alternatives, such as a Canadian high-school or post-secondary diploma and transcript, foreign education that was taught entirely in English (with a letter or transcript confirming language of instruction), government-funded language training certificates (e.g., LINC/CLB 4+), or a new language test like CELPIP or IELTS General if you have no other option. Many applicants use their education documents because they are the easiest for IRCC to verify.