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Home Office Approach to English Language Testing System Litigation

In May 2016, the Home Affairs Committee, the body responsible for examining the policy, administration and expenditure of the Home Office and its associated bodies, has launched an inquiry into the Home Office’s handling of the fraud allegations involving English-language tests and the English Language Testing System (ETS) that was part of student visa requirements at…
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Secure English Language Testing (SELT) English language requirement in the UK

New English language requirement for non-EEA national partners and parents

David Cameron announced a new English language requirement for family route migrants on 18 January 2016. Non-EEA national partners and parents of British citizens or persons settled in the UK will need to pass a speaking and listening test at level A2 after 2.5 years in the UK for further leave to remain on the…
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UK Visa English Tests Now at Weekends

You need to provide the results of an English test in order to apply for the following types of visa to stay or to move to the UK: From 6 April 2015 only 2 providers of the English tests were approved by the UKVI. It has now grown to 5, with 4 for in-country applications…
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English Language Requirements for PBS Applications

Nowadays, everybody is talking about the reinforcement and importance of English Language Requirements for PBS Applications. When making an application for a UK immigration Visa under the Points Based System (PBS), you must score 10 points for English under the “English Language Requirements” language. You can score points if you: are a national of a majority English-speaking country;…
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English Language Requirement for Family Members Entry Clearance

Unless you are a national of a Majority English Speaking Country or  are a long-term resident of a country with no test centre, and you are applying for a visa from that country, you are required to have passed an English language test for applications as a spouse, partner or fiancé or proposed civil partner joining a…
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