FLR/M English language question

[mick foreman]

HI All
Just helping my wife fill in her forms for FLR and have come to the English language requirements part my wife took her test in Manila 19/06/2014 at the British council centre . It says in the guidance notes she should of attained a level of A1 in speaking and listening . her exam was scored as listening - 4.0 and speaking - 4.0 .her overall score was 3.5 including the reading and writing .How does this relate to the level A1. And is her score acceptable ?

many thx
Mick and Monera

[robbie bobby]

Yes as long as she got 4 for listening and speaking then that's the minimum she needs.the other disciplines doesn't matter for now and she can polish up on them later on down the line.UK GOV will accept the same certificate that they originally approved the spouse visa with even though it's technically past it's 2 year shelf life You may need another on when it comes to Naturisation though.

[mick foreman]

Thank you that has confirmed what we thought ,

[raynaputi]

Yes as long as she got 4 for listening and speaking then that's the minimum she needs.the other disciplines doesn't matter for now and she can polish up on them later on down the line.UK GOV will accept the same certificate that they originally approved the spouse visa with even though it's technically past it's 2 year shelf life You may need another on when it comes to Naturisation though.

Just to correct on the highlighted statement. Your wife would need a minimum of B1 level when she applies for ILR and Naturalisation. So she would need to retake the English test before that time comes.