New English language testing for partners

[5olidsnake]

if you apply after 29 November 2010 you will have to show you can speak and understand english by taking a test

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...-test-partners

[James Hubbard]

Excellent

It'll stop all the people who come here and don't speak a word!

[jen28]

i thought it's already been started? so it will be after november, 2010?

[aposhark]

I wonder if our Filipina wives are "a national of a majority English speaking country".

[stevie c]

I wonder if our Filipina wives are "a national of a majority English speaking country".

No sadly they are not i checked on the home office site as it gives you a list of the english speaking countries & sadly the phils is not included

[ghee101]

No sadly they are not i checked on the home office site as it gives you a list of the english speaking countries & sadly the phils is not included

in the city, yes. we speak tag-lish here. english is our second language. we cant even speak pure tagalog

but majority of the country, we got plenty of dialects.

[LEAHnew]

if you apply after 29 November 2010 you will have to show you can speak and understand english by taking a test

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...-test-partners

felt lucky I'm not covered with it
but I'm confident I can answer yes or no
Thanks for the post 5olidsnake

[ghee101]

felt lucky I'm not covered with it
but I'm confident I can answer yes or no

im there with you

huh? oooohh yes. no? nooooo

what was that?

[febmary]

hi guys,

what do u think the type of test looks like? speaking, listening, writing skills test? IELTS?

[joebloggs]

i think its going to be really basic not as difficult as IELTS.

[RickyR]

17 August 2010: List of approved providers published for English language testing for partners. The UK government announced plans In June 2010 to introduce compulsory English language tests for all non-European migrants applying to come to the UK to join or marry their settled partner. Today the UK Border Agency has published a list of approved test providers. For further information on these changes and to view the list of approved providers please see the question and answers document on the UK Border Agency website.

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/resources/...ishrequirement