Hello friends, I got an email from the BIQ on Oct 23rd with this subject: Décision concernant votre demande de Certificat de sélection du Québec - Candidat travailleur" stating that due to the new regulations I wasn't getting enough points to schedule an interview (48 out of 49 min required) this was mainly because of the loss of points in French (I sent TCFQ B1 comprehension -C2 production) and since I got B2 or more in one of the components the extra 18 months period wasn't applicable to me, and that I had 60 days to respond in case I had any documents to support the gain of more points in order to get at least the 49 required, thus leaving me in a miserable situation.
I took DALF C1 exam on November 12th and fortunatelly managed to pass it, below the results:
Now my concern is that I only have the attestation and as you may know, only the Diploma is valid regarding delf-dalf exams, but there is no way I can get the Diploma before December 22nd, so I would like to ask you for advice, what should I do? just send the attestation to the BIQ along with a letter explaining the situation?
According to their website http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/informations/questions-answers.html#august
12. What will happen to my file if I am missing two points to qualify and these two points could have been obtained by submitting the results of a standardized test for written French?
If it is clearly demonstrated that the two missing points could have been obtained by points attributed for knowledge of written French, a letter of intent to refuse the application will be sent to you, granting you a timeframe to present the results of a standardized test or proof of registration for a standardized test recognized by the Ministère.
Do you think I should cite this part on the letter as well? TCFQ didn't have writting/reading parts back in the day, so there went an extra two points that I couldn't get.
well if you ask me I say it is best to brush up your French up to B2 level at least before you apply, this is true if your intentions are genuine "to become a nurse in Quebec". if you go to Quebec with no level of French at all then chances are you will never be a nurse in quebec. your time and MONEY will not permit you to become, once you get there tendencies are you go get whatever job available there is inorder to have something to eat, pay bills, rent etc.... as this is almost always the case for most immigrants, do you think when you land in quebec you still have time to increase your level to at least conversational French or to at least conquer the French exams inorder for you to become nurse? as I said maybe something is cookin up in their oven, if you plan to submit I guess they will receive your file by January which I think you will not receive your AOR until June 2014 so you will automatically be under the new rule to be realease in April 2014. as we have seen their policies "no return no exchange", once they receive your file, your fees will not be returned if you do not meet the current required points, I guess you can imagine what I am going into this. but if you like to apply now because you feel like you meet the points then go on, mine is just wild imagination you may ignore it but I bet you, most if not all of what I said is true and realistic. 
