UKBA English Test and spouse visa

[pkelly_uk]

hi,
I have a wife and daughter in Bacolod - as i am on my daughters birth certificate we had no problems in getting her a passport.

So onto the spouse visa.

After months of messing around getting NSO marriage certificates and documentation and statements and all the rest of the small book of forms needed for a spouse visa this English test comes along..

Simple question, we have all our documents to apply now even though the rise in fees up to 55,000 pesos is going to kill me. I have made a date with VFS in manila for my wife to apply for spousal visa for 26th november, does this mean she will get around the having to take an english test coming in on 29th before a visa can be applied for? i know she would need to take it eventually but rather in two years and in England.

Havent seen my nearly five month old daughter in four months :NoNo:

Thanks
Paul

[bornatbirth]

hi there, does your wife speak english already because the test seems simple :Erm:

have a look here, http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/275292/46-english-test-partners

i guess you need to get her to pass the english test before you apply?

im trying to see if you can take the test once you are here because the list they give, most of the centers are in the uk?

[bornatbirth]

i think its best to contact the british embassy and ask :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

pkelly_uk

According to UKBA it comes down to Application Date.
Anyone who applies on or after 29 November must have passed the English test

[mjwoz]

hi,
I have a wife and daughter in Bacolod - as i am on my daughters birth certificate we had no problems in getting her a passport.

So onto the spouse visa.

After months of messing around getting NSO marriage certificates and documentation and statements and all the rest of the small book of forms needed for a spouse visa this English test comes along..

Simple question, we have all our documents to apply now even though the rise in fees up to 55,000 pesos is going to kill me. I have made a date with VFS in manila for my wife to apply for spousal visa for 26th november, does this mean she will get around the having to take an english test coming in on 29th before a visa can be applied for? i know she would need to take it eventually but rather in two years and in England.

Havent seen my nearly five month old daughter in four months :NoNo:

Thanks
Paul

HI ,,you can chaeck as well the website of vfs-uk, here is the website http://www.vfs-uk-ph.com/news.aspx

--- LATEST NEWS :
19 November 2010: Non- European spouses will require an English language test from 29 November. From 29 November, non-European migrants who want to enter or remain in the UK as the partner of a British Citizen or a person settled in the UK will need to take an English Language test with one of our approved test providers. Further guidance and a full list of test providers is available on the UK Border Agency website.



18 November 2010: Spouses require an English language test from 29 November. From 29 November, any migrant who wants to enter or remain in the UK as the partner of a British citizen or a person settled in the UK will need to take an English Language test with one of our approved test providers. Further guidance and a full list of test providers are available on the UK Border Agency website. Contact details for 'A1 level' test providers in the Philippines can be found by clicking here. http://www.vfs-uk-ph.com/images/A1level.pdf

hope it may help....gudluck :)

[Arthur Little]

After months of messing around getting NSO marriage certificates and documentation and statements and all the rest of the small book of forms needed for a spouse visa this English test comes along..

Simple question, we have all our documents to apply now even though the rise in fees up to 55,000 pesos is going to kill me. I have made a date with VFS in manila for my wife to apply for spousal visa for 26th november, does this mean she will get around the having to take an english test coming in on 29th before a visa can be applied for? i know she would need to take it eventually but rather in two years and in England.

Havent seen my nearly five month old daughter in four months :NoNo:

Thanks
Paul

Firstly ... I would like to extend to you a cordial - albeit belated - :welcomex: to the filipino/uk forum.

Next ... in reply to your question: the good news IS, since your wife will be lodging her visa application on Friday 26th, she will narrowly miss having to take the English Language Test ... which is due to come into effect the following Monday ... the only downside :rolleyes: being that you've left it just a little bit too late to escape the increased fee.

Finally, it's particularly pleasing to observe that recent submissions appear to have been dealt with fairly rapidly ... and, if this trend continues, I'm hopeful that it may not be too long before you can all be together as a family ... so Good Luck with yours! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[belle29]

Hi i just got my settlement visa last week granted for 2 days process i only pay P46,368 something. i didnt go for kol so it was ok. but in my visa in my passport say KOL Req i guest it means knowledge of language required. its should be ok dont worry

[Terpe]

Hi i just got my settlement visa last week granted for 2 days process i only pay P46,368 something. i didnt go for kol so it was ok. but in my visa in my passport say KOL Req i guest it means knowledge of language required. its should be ok dont worry

belle29
KOL refers to Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK (Life in The UK Test)
Anytime during the validity of the visa you can satisfy the KOL requirement in the UK
Hope this helps

[louismc44]

Hi..I've been reading this part of your message and I have to tell you that one of the email addresses that are shown on the website is no good for contacting because each time I send email, it come back as failed....
http://www.vfs-uk-ph.com/images/A1level.pdf

It is the email of the cagayan de oro which is the nearest to where my girl friend lives in the Philippines.
Thanks..
Louis

[louismc44]

Hi..I've been reading this part of your message and I have to tell you that one of the email addresses that are shown on the website is no good for contacting because each time I send email, it come back as failed....
http://www.vfs-uk-ph.com/images/A1level.pdf

It is the email of the cagayan de oro which is the nearest to where my girl friend lives in the Philippines.
Thanks..