Congratulations to Daisy and John for a successful FLR-M visa application. We will see you again on your next application for an Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)!!! One of the most vital piece of supporting document required to be submitted by all applicants for the UK spouse visa or UK fiancee visa is the English language test certificate.
In order to obtain this certificate, the applicant needs to prove knowledge of English by passing a Secure English Language Test (SELT).
This test may be taken by the applicant at any of the UKVI accredited test centres here in the Philippines.
According to UKVI rules, "There are 2 types of tests as different immigration routes require different levels of English language ability. The test which the applicant needs to take depends on what they are applying for.
For the following application routes, the applicant will need to take a test that assesses their reading, writing, speaking and listening abilities:
• Health and Care Worker
• High Potential Individual
• Innovator Founder
• Minister of Religion
• Scale-up Worker
• Skilled Worker
• Start-up
• Student
• Temporary Work – International Agreement (private servants in a diplomatic household making applications for entry clearance)
For the following application routes, you will need to take a test that assesses your speaking and listening abilities:
• citizenship
• International Sportsperson
• parent
• partner
• Representative of an Overseas Business
• settlement (also known as indefinite leave to remain)
The level of test you will need, known as the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level, will depend on the route you are applying for. To find out which level you need, see the specific guidance for your immigration route" (Source: GUIDANCE - PROVE YOUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ABILITIES WITH A SECURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST - SELT).
ECO-Friendly would like to explain that if the first time applicant for the UK spouse visa or UK fiancee visa fails to attach this English language test certificate in the application, it will automatically be refused and will result in great lost of money, time and effort.
For the UK spouse visa and UK fiancee visa, the required level of English test is the lowest which, is the A1 Life Skills Test.
All A1 Life Skills test certificate are valid for only two (2) years. Many applicants question the rationale for the two-year expiration of an English test but this is the rule.
This means that after applicants take the test and passes, they have exactly two years to use the certificate and attach this to the application for their UK settlement visa.
If this two-year period lapses the applicant will have to take another test.
On the other hand, if the application for either the UK spouse visa or UK fiancee visa is successful and the applicant travels to the UK. This same certificate can be used for the extension of his or her stay in the UK on a Further Leave to Remain (FLR-M) without need of taking another test. This is even if the A1 Life Skills test certificate has lapsed and expired.
Thus, even if the 2-year validity period of the English test certificate has run out, this same certificate may be used by the applicant for the FLR-M application.
This is in accordance with paragraph 32D of the Immigration Rules Appendix FM-SE.
For more information on how ECO-Friendly can help you in your quest to travel to the UK, please do not hesitate to contact us by clicking the contact box below.
Till our next blog! always remember that a happy Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) always issues a friendly decision. We are ECO-Friendly!
In order to obtain this certificate, the applicant needs to prove knowledge of English by passing a Secure English Language Test (SELT).
This test may be taken by the applicant at any of the UKVI accredited test centres here in the Philippines.
According to UKVI rules, "There are 2 types of tests as different immigration routes require different levels of English language ability. The test which the applicant needs to take depends on what they are applying for.
For the following application routes, the applicant will need to take a test that assesses their reading, writing, speaking and listening abilities:
• Health and Care Worker
• High Potential Individual
• Innovator Founder
• Minister of Religion
• Scale-up Worker
• Skilled Worker
• Start-up
• Student
• Temporary Work – International Agreement (private servants in a diplomatic household making applications for entry clearance)
For the following application routes, you will need to take a test that assesses your speaking and listening abilities:
• citizenship
• International Sportsperson
• parent
• partner
• Representative of an Overseas Business
• settlement (also known as indefinite leave to remain)
The level of test you will need, known as the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level, will depend on the route you are applying for. To find out which level you need, see the specific guidance for your immigration route" (Source: GUIDANCE - PROVE YOUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ABILITIES WITH A SECURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST - SELT).
ECO-Friendly would like to explain that if the first time applicant for the UK spouse visa or UK fiancee visa fails to attach this English language test certificate in the application, it will automatically be refused and will result in great lost of money, time and effort.
For the UK spouse visa and UK fiancee visa, the required level of English test is the lowest which, is the A1 Life Skills Test.
All A1 Life Skills test certificate are valid for only two (2) years. Many applicants question the rationale for the two-year expiration of an English test but this is the rule.
This means that after applicants take the test and passes, they have exactly two years to use the certificate and attach this to the application for their UK settlement visa.
If this two-year period lapses the applicant will have to take another test.
On the other hand, if the application for either the UK spouse visa or UK fiancee visa is successful and the applicant travels to the UK. This same certificate can be used for the extension of his or her stay in the UK on a Further Leave to Remain (FLR-M) without need of taking another test. This is even if the A1 Life Skills test certificate has lapsed and expired.
Thus, even if the 2-year validity period of the English test certificate has run out, this same certificate may be used by the applicant for the FLR-M application.
This is in accordance with paragraph 32D of the Immigration Rules Appendix FM-SE.
For more information on how ECO-Friendly can help you in your quest to travel to the UK, please do not hesitate to contact us by clicking the contact box below.
Till our next blog! always remember that a happy Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) always issues a friendly decision. We are ECO-Friendly!
Click this ECO-Friendly contact box for your queries
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