tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269891892371979667.post5914310073476992225..comments2021-08-23T07:12:38.947-07:00Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824414655385186106[email protected]Blogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269891892371979667.post-7293587730003090272010-05-02T19:56:00.758-07:002010-05-02T19:56:00.758-07:00That&#39;s actually not right at all...<br />Theoretically, an applicant CAN get the full 16 points for English even if English is not their native language and they do not take the IELTS. However, without concrete, quantitative evidence such as IELTS results, it is up to the visa officer&#39;s sole discretion how many points to award for language. In other ... See Morewords, just because an applicant claims &quot;high&quot; levels of English, if an IELTS is not submitted to support the claim (and only other evidence is provided instead), the visa officer can decide they do not agree with the applicant&#39;s own assessment of their English levels and (unlike before) they cannot come back to the applicant and request that he/she take the IELTS. They will simply assess them according to the evidence they provided and give them whatever points they think is reasonable.<br />If the applicant&#39;s native language is English, it is generally OK to simply provide &quot;other written evidence&quot; of their language ability. But if their native language is not English, it is not advisable to do so because there is no guarantee the visa officer will grant the points requested and they no longer give the applicant a second chance to prove their language ability using IELTS.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353485783402680811[email protected]