Hello Everyone,
I just read this update from the UK Border Agency website yesterday about the English test.
This is in their update as of 17 Nov. 2010:
Degrees taught in English
If you have an academic qualification which is deemed by UK NARIC to meet the recognised standard of a Bachelor's degree, we will accept this as evidence that you can speak and understand English to level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference. Therefore you will not need to take a test. For details, see the Statement of changes in Immigration Rules - October 2010 (Cm 7944).
We will not accept Master's degrees and PhDs as evidence, because UK NARIC can only assess whether Bachelor's degrees (and not Master's degrees or PhDs) were taught in English.
This is different from the points-based system, where Master's degrees and PHDs are currently accepted as evidence of English language skills. We intend to align the English language requirement for the points-based system with the new requirement for partners, and we will amend the Immigration Rules in due course.
Friends, does this mean that if i graduated a bachelors degree here in the Philippines, i wont have to take a test anymore? Im going to file for a spouse visa next year.
Thank you.
