Reply to @R_Yell: well, ganun talaga. you can just complain but that's what the current system is. babayad ka talaga. go complain to IELTS and and tell them na hindi biro ang fee nila to retake their exams, not to me. baka naman baguhin nila ang mga fees nila so it will be favorable to many people. :-p
i've seen the timelines of other people here - IELTS retake even up to 4 times, tapos nagpa-remark pa sila after that. buti nga mas madaling magretake ngayon basta may pambayad ka. noon pala may policy ang IELTS na 3 months pa ang iintayin bago magretake kahit may pambayad.
ako rin nga nalalakihan ako sa mga babayaran ko along the way. maliit pa nga ang IELTS. tapos papaassess ako which is way higher pa kahit magretake ako ng IELTS - babayaran ko pa yun nang walang kasiguruhan. di pa nakalodge ang VISA nyan kasi kailangan ko ang IELTS at yung assessment muna, but once na swertehin pa ako na maapprove, then that's another big amount to pay. I'm not counting all the other numerous expenses pa after that step.
pero yun nga if you meet the 60 point requirement, e di pasok ka na. but even then kahit na naglodge ka na ng visa you will still want to increase your points, that why there are still some people here who decide to retake/remark their IELTS result, kasi mas maganda ang chances na mainvite kapag mataas ang points.