A Joint Letter to ETS
DearSir/Madam,
We areChinese TOEFL test takers who have received offers from all kinds ofuniversities in the UK and now we are greatly concerned about the event of yourTOEIC testing fraud happened in the UK. Your center had declared on 17th,April, 2014 that ETS would not extend your SELT licensewith the Home Office, so TOEIC and TOEFL testing would no longer be offeredfor U.K. visa-granting purposes. This policy will result in the seriousviolation of countless TOEFL candidates’ legitimate rights and forces theinnocent TOEFL candidates not able to get a visa.
We are all resentful and stronglyprotest against the behavior that ETS announced actively to suspend theextension of SELT license with the Home Office and your inadequate remedialefforts for nearly two months. It not only violates your previous commitment of“go anywhere from here” and“YOU CAN BE ANYTHING AND STUDY ANYWHERE WITH TOEFL TEST” and causes lastingdamage for the reputation of ETS and TOEFL testing, but also puts the vastdisciplined TOEFL test takers at risk of losing the prompt visa and causes ahuge loss to our money, endeavor and even the time.
Furthermore, your center had claimed andinformed the fraud event would not have impact on the TOEFL test takersoverseas to utilize the TOEFL for U.K. visa-granting purposes on your websitesin February. However, just in two months, you declared ETS would not extend your SELT license with theHome Office suddenly. We deem it shows your sheer irresponsible attitude andhandling way.
Therefore, we solemnly request that:your center extends the term of your license with the UKVI until the end ofvisa period this year or take other methods at once to handle with this problemto guarantee that all the outside students who use the TOEFL scores to applyfor UK visa get it smoothly.
Given this, we claim that your centermust take the consequences which a large number of overseas TOEFL candidatescannot get student visa now because of your poor management and handling. Wewill be appreciated if your center could take action to respond and deal with thisproblem immediately. If not, we would be compelled to take up legal weapon tosafeguard our legitimate rights and initiate the global lawsuit.
With kindest regards.
ALL TOEFL candidate victims
21stApril, 2014
以上《致美国教育考试服务中心的联名信》要点如下：
1. ETS宣布将不再与UKVI续约语言考试许可证，此举严重违反了托福考生的合法利益，也违背了ETS的承诺；
2. ETS已在2月替考丑闻被揭露后声称，丑闻将不会影响海外考生，因此临时取消与UKVI的合作，是不负责任的态度和处理方式；
3. 所有即将赴英的中国托福考生郑重要求ETS与UKVI续约以保证现有托福海外考生可以顺利获得英国签证；
4. 要求ETS采取有效行动来处理问题，否则所有即将赴英的中国托福考生将发起全球诉讼。
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