1 year, 1 year 3 months, 2 years, or 2 years 11 months will get you the same points for foreign experience. But 3 years are a different story since you are getting more points.I don't understand why the officer will reduce your points for 3 years of foreign work experience. As a CEC applicant, I got points for 1 year 3 months of foreign work experience. If 1 year of foreign work experience is seen as an asset that gets you CRS points, why would 3 years detract from your points?