HSMP JR applicant's are immune from pretty much every recent changes in Immigration rule. Anyone else (in Work related settlement) will need to take Life in the UK test. Thank you for your reply mate. I hope HSMP JR rule applies for those who made their initial application between 6 Apr 2006 - 7 No...

I am in the same boat. I got my visa in October 2006 and I think because we got visa before 7 Nov 2006 we don't need to give Life in UK test. But I am not quiet sure if that has been changed with the recent April 2011 rules

Hello There, I applied for initial HSMP in Aug 2006 and my application approved Oct 2006 which is before 7 Nov 2006. I am having little doubt whether I need to still write the Knowledge of language and life in UK test. On the website it says "Changes to the 'knowledge of language and life' requ...