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Bifobas09:
Good day everyone.
Please it’s my first time write here, I’m a German citizen but for the past three months I’ve been living and working here in Paris France. I have been researching on the best possible way to migrate to Canada so I will be able to petition for my boyfriend who currently resides in Nigeria and it’s seems the express entry route is my best belt. I currently hold a bsc, msc and almost done ( just my final defense) phd in public health, and currently works as a junior researcher ( public health scientist) with over 5 yrs working experience and I’m 32yrs old. I don’t really understand how the points are been calculated and I just wrote my TEF exams few days ago. Attached are my tef results and I really don’t know if it’s ok to go with.
Please pardon me for the typos

Using the information you've presented here (including your masters as your current highest degree).
You have a CRS score of 415. If you had this score as at last year, you would have met the requirements for multiple french draws and gotten an ITA or probably your PR by now.
But this year, it's been much more competitive and the draws are higher (last French draw was 481).
You would easily get and surpass this CRS score if you have a solid score in the relevant english proficiency exam. That would put you on the right path to get invited to apply for a permanent residency.
Very good french scores by the way! Bon Courage !

If I'm to predict, I'd say you'll get your FD and RFV in April .
I had my MEP on November 20th
Pre-arrival on January 3rd
Then silence until 3rd of March when FD came and subsequently the next day, the PPR arrived.
It was about 6 months after my AOR which was Sep 11.
So yours is on its way, very close actually. Probably just a slow VO, calm those nerves mademoiselle

Linasbeauty:
Good morning, everyone

Our AOR was September 19, 2024
Medicals passed: December 5, 2024
Our biometrics have also been done
We got a pre-arrival services letter on February 3, 2025.
Since then, we have not heard anything.
It's been more than 6 months now.
Any other perosn with the same experience?
PLEASE advise. Thank you.

79733139:
Yeah man... so this is your moniker Sheddy?

Tu m'as démasqué . I've lost my invisibility cloak lol.

Thanks for your assistance always Tayo .. Big shout out to you bro

Dauphine:
Félicitations 🎉

Really commend your dedication and drive and I’m interested in learning more about the resources you used to get these results, thanks

Thank you Dauphine 🐬

I'll divide this into two sections.. First will be general french.. and second will be exam specific french

So personally I picked up french naturally. I was opportune to work with some french citizens within Nigeria for an extended period of time , that helped me develop the interest.. and with passion, nothing is impossible.

Probably funny but a very tangible factor for me is that I have quite a number of french girlfriends. Some I met online with language exchange platforms like Hello talk ( majorly during the pandemic, we were all idle ), others I met physically . The unique positive of this was the fact that they liked to speak and always had gists, so it was my duty to listen lol. Unconsciously, this made comprehension a quick strength for me as understanding the funny gists became a necessity for me and not a choice . In addition to this, radio channels such as RFI, France culture, France Inter became a daily stuff for me because I actually found some of the programs interesting (one of the qualities of listening to the radio is that they speak very very fast, so it becomes beneficial to you because once you get familiar with the rhythm, it feels like a good number of regular people speak in slow-mo. The ability to express myself whether in speaking or writing also improved with time.

At this point I didn't even know anything about Express Entry or the important role french would later play.. I was playing with french just for me, just because I found it interesting.. so this was a solid advantage for me when I finally discovered express entry.

I realise that most people don't have the time luxury to do all that so I'll go straight to the point as it concerns preparations to sit the examinations

For my first attempt at TEF.. It was literally on vibes and inshallah, I just registered and tried to prepare generally.. I reached out to Tayo here two/three days to the examination to get some exam tips and know what to expect in terms of the how the sections would play out . He was very helpful and even gave me the two 'Matthieu books'.. it was kind of too late for me as I had no time to even study them.. I just breezed through lol.. Exam day was good, not perfect but good enough.

Second attempt, I was well informed and prepared.. In hind sight, this is the one of the most important element of this examination.. preparation and mastering of the format.. No one cares if you've been speaking French for ten years or 5 months (PS: I know a senegalese who couldn't even get the B2 required... And he speaks fluently as imagined). The important thing to note here is that it's an examination, especially for the expressions, there's a marking format and structure, there are dos and don'ts .. there are things that add to your marks irrespective of how funny you sound in french, there are things that will take away from your marks even if you are a native fluent speaker.

I found a lot of materials :
CE... the 100 long texts and the new additions (80 percent of the long texts on the exam day for CE came from this ). YouTube clips also

CO.. the YouTube clips were very useful .. some questions came out from those long conversations that are repeated twice

EE.. I got a summary list with lot of topics from past questions (for both the fait divers and the letter).. so I indulged.. I also mastered dialectic writing as called by Gracious words.. the Frenchies really like that thing lol (if you are able to execute it properly and produce a general good letter, a C1 is guaranteed). I practised all the topics I saw on the summary list, then I impute it in Chat GPT to grade me and correct me (no-one corrects better than Chat GPT, it basically even rewrites it for you in your own idea, so you can steal new words and phrases and paragraphs for yourself) . Chat GPT also helps with structuring.
At the end of the day, the two EE topics (fait divers and letter) on my exam day came from the summary list I got.. as I had already written them before, I didn't even have to think on the exam day.. it was just flowing .. The C2 I got is a testament to how easy I found the exam on that day.
PS: it helps to also convert your keypads to the french AZERTY.. imputing accents manually by clicking is a major time waster in this exam.. it was the culprit in me not finishing my EE during my first sitting.. So I wasn't going to let that affect me again.
I asked for an AZERTY keyboard during my examination and it made the difference for me in terms of time and putting the required accents (you need all the advantage you can get while writing this exam)

EO.. I also saw a summary list of topics (for section A and section B) from past questions.. problem is that I didn't practise that enough.. as both questions I saw on the exam day were questions I had already seen in the list.. so this was absolutely an oversight from me.

For my most recent examination, TCF.. Thelma and Aurorae have already treated the savoir-faire as regards to this.. There's a golden site for preparation.. the longer you practise there, the higher your odds of success.

J'espère que cela vous aiderait.

aurorae1:
Not TEF after your life!
Félicitations !!
Good on you for coming back to share. It's encouraging. This thread is gold.
Next draw, ITA is yours!!!

Merci beaucoup
It felt personal at some point lol mais comme on dit en francais : tout est bien qui finit bien!
Amen to the ITA prayer !!! I hope your process is gaining good traction mademoiselle.

Hi guys,

It would be criminal of me not to give back to a thread which has helped me so much in meeting my goals with regards to french for express entry.

There are monikers who have been and remain so helpful in this thread. My shout out goes out to you all. I don't want to @ because the list goes on. But thank you .

I've been a silent but vivid reader of this thread since July 2023.. I decided to give TEF a go in September.. My result were fine (C2, B2+, B2+, B2-)but I missed out on CLB 7 by 8 marks in EO category with a 442. It was heartbreaking.
Not wanting to wallow in my almost-situation, I went in again in November.. others were perfect(C2, C1, C1) except EO.. again!!! Funnily enough with the same score 442.. I didn't even know how I was feeling(there's an unexplainable weakness, for those who can relate). ..just 8 marks again. It felt like a joke. I tried to appeal but you can imagine the response.
At some point, you'd feel like giving up, especially in some peculiar situations. But I had a goal and it had to be accomplished as long as I had the resources necessary.
I finally re-strategized and decided to consider TCF (at this point, it felt like TEF was after my life).
I sat for TCF in April, the result came out within the same month and they were what I needed some CLB 9s and 8s. I have attached photos of my results also

In summary, where there's a will there's a way. I hate to sound like a motivational speaker lol but please, once you've committed to this journey, just keep persevering.. your breakthrough is always a step away. And please don't be shy to share your struggles and victories with others here. Freely we have received from our predecessors in this group (in terms of valuable and priceless info), freely should we also give in return.
Goodluck to all those in preparation right now, feel free to ask for directions when needed. We are here to help.
Merci!

Since process posted on them receiving invites, we've heard nothing.
Maintenance..Piping..Economist..Accountants.. any updates?

ExpertNLer:
No new updates?

Thanks for the clarification haftob.

haftob:
They send the invites gradually based on the number of people that's eligible to take the test per position. For example, they started sending mails for drilling since last week Wednesday while I got mine Friday evening to write the test this morning. So if anyone meets the requirements for any position and have not received test invite, the person shud be patient for the invite will surely come.

I wonder how you expect this question to be tackled? It's too vague

EngrKemp:
Pls what were the basic requirements for all the positions and was there age limit?

I believe so also. I wonder who's next

ExpertNLer:
Appears process has been invited yesterday afternoon as someone confirmed

What discipline are you in for?

Crytoguy101:
how many questions ?

TotalEnergies Careers
Your candidate reference number.....

Adamuarewa:
Okay, please send me the subject of the message. I searched for Total energies on my previous emails but I couldn't find it.

Thank you

thanks MsAnonymous.. By practical do you people like you guys will be asked to drill a well

MsAnonymous:
Wrote the test for Drilling and Wells Engr today.
Maths, English and logic.

We were told the technical assessment will be a practical assessment and further info regarding it will be shared directly to us from Total in due course.

Pls is anyone aware if Process Engineering and Economics applicants have been sent email for test or if they have written test already?

Is logic the stuff with diagrams?
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I hope yours went well bro.
And how was it? Numerical and Verbal only?

Jay313:
reservoir 2pm

Good luck man�

Jay313:
tommorow

Thanks for the reply. Not done Saville before but i heard that was what was used last time too. They say It's similar to shl.
One day.. wow! Meaning you taking it today?

Jay313:
have u taken Saville before

Please what date is it? How long did they give before it can be taken and any hints on the mail whether it'll be saville or shl?

haftob:
They sent mails for Wellsite geologist yesterday and Reservoir Engineer this morning