English tests for foreign spouses

[andypaul]

yes i've posted about this b4 and another rumor was raising the age for a
spouse visa to 21.

You did indeed Sir i remeber and the age limit. Still have my doubts but now they have hinted it will be a basic test most likely multiple choice (easy to mark and take) so they can maximise profits.

I tend to agree with the 21 or over my wife was only 21 and 11 months or so when she came over. I know when i was 21 or younger moving half way round the world would have freaked me just a little at 18 well i don't think so.

When i said picked up on it, i meant today i have had one of those days where you leave the house rush around and suddenly its late at night and your getting ready to kip soon.

[joebloggs]

i've not heard anything about it for months, but looks to me its just a backdoor way of controlling non europeans from getting in the uk.

but i agree with it, a libyan i work with, is getting married at the end of the month, its kinda arranged, they have meet (in fact his future wife, is his bothers wife sister- is that a co sister??? or sister in law sister ??? ) ,i mention to him that these might be brought in and he panicked, as she doesn't speak a word of english and was under 21...

but it would be good to try and stop forced teenage marriages

[andypaul]

i've not heard anything about it for months, but looks to me its just a backdoor way of controlling non europeans from getting in the uk.

but i agree with it, a libyan i work with, is getting married at the end of the month, its kinda arranged, they have meet (in fact his future wife, is his bothers wife sister- is that a co sister??? or sister in law sister ??? ) ,i mention to him that these might be brought in and he panicked, as she doesn't speak a word of english and was under 21...

but it would be good to try and stop forced teenage marriages

With out knowing your work colleuage or his age i have to admit im pleased he is panicing To invite a person to a country where they don't speak, understand, read or write the official lanuage of the nation (even if most phills spoken english is a bit rusty most can read and write very well as we know well) and under 21 is very tough on the indivual.
She would be confined to a small circle of family and friends and not know unless people choose to inform her, of her rights in this country.

[IanB]

With out knowing your work colleuage or his age i have to admit im pleased he is panicing To invite a person to a country where they don't speak, understand, read or write the official lanuage of the nation (even if most phills spoken english is a bit rusty most can read and write very well as we know well) and under 21 is very tough on the indivual.
She would be confined to a small circle of family and friends and not know unless people choose to inform her, of her rights in this country.

Unless of course you are a Brit living abroad - in which case 99% never bother to learn the local language!

Ian

[andypaul]

Unless of course you are a Brit living abroad - in which case 99% never bother to learn the local language!

Ian

is it 99 percent?

I thought if you shouted loudly and slowly in english every person in the world understood.

[aromulus]

is it 99 percent?

I thought if you shouted loudly and slowly in english every person in the world understood.

They are foreigners.....

Not deaf...........

[andypaul]

They are foreigners.....

Not deaf...........

I thought that why as a welsh italian you wrote in bold for us dodgy cock a knees so we could understand

When i watch telly all the brits on the costa del sol seem to get their pint of beer, plate of chips and a copy of the sun if they shout loudly