A few years ago, there were many questions like, “I haven’t heard whether I passed or failed. Does that mean I didn’t make it?” Female respondents also often asked, “Why can’t they tell you on the spot?”
So the process was improved more than a year ago, and in principle, applicants are now told on the spot if they pass.
If you fail, however, you’ll be notified by email or another method that day or the following day.
Therefore, if you aren’t told that you passed on the spot, you should basically assume you failed.
There’s also a way to tell even if you missed hearing the actual words “you passed.”
If they say something like, “We’ll send you your login details within a week,” or mention “within a week” or “in about a week,” then you passed.
On the other hand, if they say, “We’ll let you know the result by tomorrow,” meaning today or tomorrow, then you failed.
There are exceptions, though, such as cases where they’re unsure whether to pass you. Since they can’t tell you on the spot, they may say, “We’ll let you know the result by tomorrow,” but you may still receive a passing notification later. (This is rare, so it’s best not to get your hopes up.)
> Is there any difference between people who pass on the spot and those who pass a few days later, such as being placed in a higher-class category?
When they’re unsure whether someone passed or failed, they’ll contact them a few days later—although it should basically be by the following day. So the difference is probably whether they had to deliberate.
This isn’t directly related to the registration class, but since borderline cases require more consideration, people who are accepted later are probably more likely to be placed in the standard class.
