Hi terpe, yes due to her giving birth 11 months after her arival here, and then being so busy withthe baby she was not able to find the time to study and take the test, so we applied for another two year FLR(M) if you check out the form FLR(M) there is a question on there asking why you have not taken the life in the uk test, this was three years ago, she did not need totake the esol test as her inglish was very confident,( she correct my gramar and spelling,
I just lifted this off the UK border web site,
"If you are applying for an extension of stay (rather
than indefinite leave to remain) even though you
have completed or are about to complete 2 years
permitted stay as the partner of the same person,
give the reason in section 4 of the application form
and explain in more detail in a letter if necessary.
Possible reasons are that you have not yet
obtained a relevant qualification demonstrating
your knowledge of the English language and life in
the UK; or that you prefer to apply for an extension
of stay because of personal circumstances to do
with your relationship with your partner.
its the same now as it was then, just apply for an extension of the spouse visa and explain why you have not taken the test, i think its about £850
Hope this helps terpe,
We have it all now inc british citizenship and reclaimed philppine citezenship. just glad its all over now, what a ball ache, they can go take a running jump now
