Do I need an ECA if I've got a Canadian Post-secondary Degree?

[TianCNCA]

Hi,

When I was creating my EE profile, I didn't mention my foreign education since I don't need it to get points and also I didn't want to go through the trouble to get an ECA (it takes time and money). However, after I got my ITA last week, in the PR application I was asked to fill in any gaps since I was 18, which means I would have to list my foreign education. My questions are as follows:

1. Since I didn't list my foreign education in my EE profile to get points, if I list them in my PR application now, do I still need to get an ECA for them?
2. Do I need to list them at all? Can I choose to not list my foreign education and state I was unemployed for that period instead?

Thank you very much for your help.

 

[xpressentry]

List it in your personal history.

 

[ashu1710]

1. No, you don't.
2. Don't lie in your personal history. List that period as Education.

 

[TianCNCA]

1. No, you don't.
2. Don't lie in your personal history. List that period as Education.

So that means even if I list them, I won't be asked to get an ECA for them?

 

[kryt0n]

So that means even if I list them, I won't be asked to get an ECA for them?

Correct. Personal history is a time line of your life. Work history and education history are the highlights you provide evidence of.

 

[xpressentry]

So that means even if I list them, I won't be asked to get an ECA for them?

no