If your Express Entry profile auto-updates your CRS points for a second year of Canadian work experience and this triggers an Invitation to Apply (ITA) slightly before you've technically completed the full 2 years, you should not decline it.
What group members advised:- Do not decline the ITA. Declining risks losing the invitation and having to wait for a future draw, which isn't necessary here.
- Accept the invitation and prepare your PR application documents, but submit the actual application after your 2-year work experience anniversary is reached (in this case, after May 30).
- One member confirmed directly with IRCC that this is the correct approach — they had the identical situation, contacted IRCC, and were told to wait until the full experience period was fulfilled before submitting, rather than declining the invite itself.
Bottom line: an early ITA due to a profile auto-update isn't a problem — accept it, get your documents ready, and time your application submission for on or after the date your qualifying experience is actually complete.