hariskhan said:(1) My intention was to immigrate alone. Settle. Make it possible for my family to join me, once I have made it. Don't want my spouse and child to go through hardships during immigration
If you're legally married while applying, you'll have to declare that you're married and the system will calculate the CRS score differently for you than for a single applicant. Whether the spouse accompanies the PA immediately or not is irrelevant, the marital status has to be declared as-it-is on the day.
(2) Nope, didn't know about that. I'll look into improving my Listening score. That's a good one
(3) I was of the impression, that spouse ECA, IELTS was only necessary, if I needed/wanted her to work in Canada. That not was not my intention. So, I'm not focused on that.
It is indeed optional - some applicants utilize that to score up to 40 additional points under Human Capital Factor.
Also, my marriage is not stable "as it is", right now. So, I'm not sure, if I'll still be married or divorced by the time I apply for immigration.
Sorry to hear that and wish you strength and peace during these turbulent times. However CIC is inflexible and non-empathetic to personal life situations, I recommend that you be honest about your marital status in your EE profile and let the system calculate what it will.