ILR or 6 month extension

[Sam1974]

Hi Terpe

Hope you can help again.

Gen unfortunately did not pass the PET test, she scored 68 and needed 70 so got an A2 result.

Next available test date for PET is March, complete nonsense with PET, 4 exam dates per year and 8 - 12 weeks to get the results..

So she is now booked for IELTS on the 1st Feb results will arrive 13th Feb, visa expires 24th Feb. If she passed and we sent the ILR next day recorded delivery on the 14th, once they sign to say it is received are we ok, is that classed as visa application received?

Also I think you advised in another post she only needs B1 in speaking and listening, IELTS you get a grade for each section and an overall grade, if she got a overall fail (less than B1) but got B1 in the required parts would this still be ok? (Reading and writing she is struggling with)

I guess the dilemma is do we go for the extension now or risk waiting till the 13th Feb and hope nothing goes a miss with our application not getting to the home office or going astray when it arrives.

Thanks

Sam

[Terpe]

...... If she passed and we sent the ILR next day recorded delivery on the 14th, once they sign to say it is received are we ok, is that classed as visa application received?..

Here's what UKBA state:-

..What is the date of your application? (Applying by post or courier from inside the UK)

If you send your application form and application fee by post, the date of application is the date of posting. This is decided by the postmark. If the postmark is illegible or missing, the date of postage is taken as being at least 1 day before it is received by us.

If you send your application form and application fee by courier, the date of application is the date when it is delivered to our payment handling service.

[Terpe]

...... Also I think you advised in another post she only needs B1 in speaking and listening, IELTS you get a grade for each section and an overall grade, if she got a overall fail (less than B1) but got B1 in the required parts would this still be ok? (Reading and writing she is struggling with)....

Hi Sam,

This UKBA FOI reply will reassure you

Here's the key extract from that UKBA response:-

..For clarity, even though a person may be required to sit all four
components of an IELTS test, they would meet the English language
requirement by gaining a score of a minimum of level 4 in speaking and
listening only even if they failed the reading and writing components and
overall their final score was less than 4.

I.e Reading – 1.5
Writing – 1.0
Speaking - 4.0
Listening – 4.0

Overall IELTS score – 2.5

The applicant is able to demonstrate they scored level 4 for speaking and
listening in an approved test by an approved provider therefore an
applicant could use such results to meet the English qualification for
partners.