IELTS validity - date of the exam or date of result

[karthik506]

How long IELTS is valid? is it 2 years from the date of exam or the date of result? Please give me the answer.

 

[DelPiero07]

Date of exam.

 

[astralsource]

date of exam for sure

 

[xpressentry]

2 years from the date of the test. The test date is mentioned on the top of the TRF.

 

[Gooner]

As a person who had a very confusing experience with IELTS experience I can assure you this:

- To be eligible for Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program, you need to have a valid IELTS exam at time of application (e-APR). The validity of the exam is anytime within two years from the day of the test.
Evidence: You fill an eligibility test before creating your Express Entry profile. This eligibility test measures your data against both FSW and CEC requirements. If you enter IELTS test date older than two years, you will receive an error saying IELTS is invalid.

HOWEVER;

- Let's say you have entered IELTS test date that was within the two years when you were filling the questionnaire. To make it clear:
Test Date : 29 January 2015
TRF Issued: 9 February 2015
Date when you created your profile 23 January 2017

You will notice a very annoying double standard there. Your Express Entry profile will NOT become invalid until you reach the 9th of February 2017. Express Entry system counts IELTS validity from the date TRF was issued !

My advice to you:

If you receive an ITA in the period between IELTS test date expiry and TRF expiry, DO NOT ACCEPT IT. (That is any time between 29th Jan 2017-9th Feb 2017 in the mentioned example). There is a conflict of eligibility between both systems. According to the ranking system (Express Entry) your CRS score is legit and perfectly fine, BUT according to Visa eligibility criteria (FSW or CEC) your IELTS exam is expired and you need to provide them with a new one with a date prior to the date of application.

Try creating a fake profile and see it yourself. Best of luck mate.

 

[karthik506]

As a person who had a very confusing experience with IELTS experience I can assure you this:

- To be eligible for Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program, you need to have a valid IELTS exam at time of application (e-APR). The validity of the exam is anytime within two years from the day of the test.
Evidence: You fill an eligibility test before creating your Express Entry profile. This eligibility test measures your data against both FSW and CEC requirements. If you enter IELTS test date older than two years, you will receive an error saying IELTS is invalid.

HOWEVER;

- Let's say you have entered IELTS test date that was within the two years when you were filling the questionnaire. To make it clear:
Test Date : 29 January 2015
TRF Issued: 9 February 2015
Date when you created your profile 23 January 2017

You will notice a very annoying double standard there. Your Express Entry profile will NOT become invalid until you reach the 9th of February 2017. Express Entry system counts IELTS validity from the date TRF was issued !

My advice to you:

If you receive an ITA in the period between IELTS test date expiry and TRF expiry, DO NOT ACCEPT IT. (That is any time between 29th Jan 2017-9th Feb 2017 in the mentioned example). There is a conflict of eligibility between both systems. According to the ranking system (Express Entry) your CRS score is legit and perfectly fine, BUT according to Visa eligibility criteria (FSW or CEC) your IELTS exam is expired and you need to provide them with a new one with a date prior to the date of application.

Try creating a fake profile and see it yourself. Best of luck mate.

Thanks for your advice. My test will expire on April 18, 2017. However, I am sitting at 452 and expecting ITA in next draw or the one in feb. If I will receive ITA in feb. drew, I am going to accept and submit all documents ASAP..

 

[astralsource]

Very stupid situation and a big fail by cic

 

[karthik506]

Very stupid situation and a big fail by cic

What do you mean?

 

[tolirig]

As a person who had a very confusing experience with IELTS experience I can assure you this:

- To be eligible for Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program, you need to have a valid IELTS exam at time of application (e-APR). The validity of the exam is anytime within two years from the day of the test.
Evidence: You fill an eligibility test before creating your Express Entry profile. This eligibility test measures your data against both FSW and CEC requirements. If you enter IELTS test date older than two years, you will receive an error saying IELTS is invalid.

HOWEVER;

- Let's say you have entered IELTS test date that was within the two years when you were filling the questionnaire. To make it clear:
Test Date : 29 January 2015
TRF Issued: 9 February 2015
Date when you created your profile 23 January 2017

You will notice a very annoying double standard there. Your Express Entry profile will NOT become invalid until you reach the 9th of February 2017. Express Entry system counts IELTS validity from the date TRF was issued !

My advice to you:

If you receive an ITA in the period between IELTS test date expiry and TRF expiry, DO NOT ACCEPT IT. (That is any time between 29th Jan 2017-9th Feb 2017 in the mentioned example). There is a conflict of eligibility between both systems. According to the ranking system (Express Entry) your CRS score is legit and perfectly fine, BUT according to Visa eligibility criteria (FSW or CEC) your IELTS exam is expired and you need to provide them with a new one with a date prior to the date of application.

Try creating a fake profile and see it yourself. Best of luck mate.

Does this mean if i get ita say on 1st of feb n i decide to submit my application by april but now have a new test result by march,should i still decline the ita or what.

 

[islammonowarul]

Hi guys. The ray of hope keeps shining. Is there any way to contact CIC over mail or chat to get additional clarification on some critical express entry issues?
The fact is, now I'm sitting with 414 and my wife's current IELTS result has expired (exam date 9-May-2015 and result date 21-May-2015). She has taken new test on 13-May-2017 (result expected by 27-May-2017) and expecting very good result. So, if there is a draw on 24th of this month, what should we do? If the score requirement falls below 415, should we get invitation and if we get invitation, should we accept it? etc.

 

[God of war]

On hard copy of ielts test result, it says date - 25th may, 2017 (Ielts Exam date: 13-may-2017)however I got my online result on 26th may, 2017. And in express entry profile I have 26th may, 2017 as date of result.
Is it OK or not?