A member asked what to do if their IELTS score expires after accepting an ITA but before submitting the full PNP Express Entry application.
What group members said — and this thread has conflicting answers, so treat with caution:- One member said that once you've received your AOR (Acknowledgement of Receipt), the IELTS expiry no longer matters.
- Another member disagreed and advised retaking the IELTS regardless, recommending booking a new test date within the window needed to submit the file after ITA.
Because the group gave two different answers, this is not a settled point — the safest approach is to check IRCC's current language test validity rules directly (language results are generally required to be valid at the time of application submission) rather than relying on either answer alone, and to book a retest early if there's any doubt about timing.