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French pathway for PR

meetp23586

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Jun 21, 2024
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Hey everyone! My wife and I are about to dive into learning French to get into french category and we could really use your advice! For those of you who've been down this road, how long did it take you to reach CLB 5? Which can give us better idea, i know its depends on dedication and grasping ability but still curious to know.
We're excited but not entirely sure what to expect, so if you have any recommendations or tips to help us along the way, we'd love to hear them.
Thanks in Advance
 

canuck78

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Jun 18, 2017
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Hey everyone! My wife and I are about to dive into learning French to get into french category and we could really use your advice! For those of you who've been down this road, how long did it take you to reach CLB 5? Which can give us better idea, i know its depends on dedication and grasping ability but still curious to know.
We're excited but not entirely sure what to expect, so if you have any recommendations or tips to help us along the way, we'd love to hear them.
Thanks in Advance
Are you teaching yourself or taking intensive French courses?
 

scylla

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Jun 8, 2010
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Hey everyone! My wife and I are about to dive into learning French to get into french category and we could really use your advice! For those of you who've been down this road, how long did it take you to reach CLB 5? Which can give us better idea, i know its depends on dedication and grasping ability but still curious to know.
We're excited but not entirely sure what to expect, so if you have any recommendations or tips to help us along the way, we'd love to hear them.
Thanks in Advance
I believe you need CLB 7 if you want to be selected under the French language draw.
 
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canuck78

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Realistically most need over a year but can be a lot longer. Would start finding some French speaking friends and start consuming media in French to get the most exposure possible.
 

iSaidGoodDay

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Feb 3, 2023
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Hey everyone! My wife and I are about to dive into learning French to get into french category and we could really use your advice! For those of you who've been down this road, how long did it take you to reach CLB 5? Which can give us better idea, i know its depends on dedication and grasping ability but still curious to know.
We're excited but not entirely sure what to expect, so if you have any recommendations or tips to help us along the way, we'd love to hear them.
Thanks in Advance
Isn't the French category CLB7? I recently had a look at it, and it nowhere said CLB5. I did CLB7 (B2+) - took me 7 months once I was actually able to focus on it. Overall took 2 years (I was busy building companies, work, etc so delayed because of that). I've another friend who did it within 9 months. One who took 1.5 years. Give or take ~1 year is a realistic timeline for anyone who's dedicated.

CLB5 was very easy tbh. I was there in month 5.
 
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scylla

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Jun 8, 2010
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21,579
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Isn't the French category CLB7? I recently had a look at it, and it nowhere said CLB5. I did CLB7 (B2+) - took me 7 months once I was actually able to focus on it. Overall took 2 years (I was busy building companies, work, etc so delayed because of that). I've another friend who did it within 9 months. One who took 1.5 years. Give or take ~1 year is a realistic timeline for anyone who's dedicated.

CLB5 was very easy tbh. I was there in month 5.
Yes, it's CLB 7.
 
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