Guys,

The saga continues, you may recollect that my fiancee has a bachelors degree but UK Naric as recommended by UK Vac and the Border Agency do not offer a service to certify this as equal to an A1 Basic Standard which is on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) as being

Basic
User A1 Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

I have taken the excellent advice I received here and attempted to book an English Test. It would seem that the only UK Border approved test is the
Key English Test (KET) as prescribed by the University of Cambridge. The EARLIEST date that they MIGHT BE Able to offer the test (providing they can get at least 10 participants) is MAYBE the 18th November we are due to get married on 15th October 2011in the UK. But this combined with the anticipated processing time for the Visa would mean that she would be unable to come here at this rate until 2013.

I am at a loss here to know what to do next, UK Naric don’t offer a A1 certification service and the ONLY approved English Test providers can’t Guarantee even facilitating a test and even then not until November 18th.

Help and guidance to a very frustrated couple

Many thanks as always - DavRog