@_sebodemacho said:
But it's still best to note, for transparency, that this is NOT always the case to avoid confusion and people being misled.
The more qualifying statement for this is "ACS may deduct years from your experience beyond the 10-year timeline."
What is misleading here? Can is defined as 1.
be able to.
"they can run fast"
2.
be permitted to.
"you can use the phone if you want to"
May is defined as expressing possibility.
"that may be true"
2.
used to ask for or to give permission.
"you may confirm my identity with your Case Officer, if you wish"
It is given that everything claimed is subject to the authority’s discretion. If they find that the qualifying years occurred beyond the 10 years then they are permitted to / can deduct the qualifying years from there. It isn’t a possibility/may because it is a fact that they are able to deduct those years.
ACS can/permitted to deduct the qualifying years beyond the 10 years if they think it is suitable.
The word may is more apt if the topic of the post was claiming work experience in general without knowing the results, ie the work experience beyond the 10 years may be considered by the assessing officer - but the post isn’t referring to that.
The post emphasises on the fact that it is beneficial to claim beyond the 10 years because if the assessor finds it suitable like the example given they will deduct the qualifying years from beyond the 10 years…you can’t use a may verb here as the example provides a fact and not a possibility 😂 I don’t see anything misleading here.
Bottom line is, there is nothing to lose if you claim as far back experience…doing so won’t lead to any negative outcome but rather beneficial. It may not be recognised but at least you’ve put it out there for the assessor to decide.
Speaking of misleading comments, there are a lot of advice/opinions given in this forum where I see potential danger as such can lead to a problematic result. Hence the reason I give my 2 cents of professional knowledge when I see such risks to help out in my own little way. This post alone isn’t misleading for all the reasons mentioned above but rather disheartening for those who have claimed beyond the 10 years work experience but the assessor didn’t consider those as qualifying years.
