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by TheBigBean » Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:46 am
I'm in exactly the same position as the OP, so I'm interested to know the conclusion.
I e-mailed UKVI to ask this question as the text (quoted below) is not clear. They did not respond to this point.
It is clear from the text below that if the course was in the UK it is assumed to have been in English, and that a Master's degree is also suitable. It is not clear whether any Master's awarded in the UK is "equivalent to the standard of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or PhD in the UK;", but I think we are going to assume it is.
I did look at whether it was worth spending a few quid on the English language test for the belt and braces approach, but it's not that easy to work out which test and how much it is, so I think will just rely on the UK Msc.
Annex FM 1.21 states the following:
4.1 Which qualifications are accepted as evidence that the applicant meets the English language requirement?
The applicant will meet the English language requirement if they:
- have obtained an academic qualification recognised by the National Academic Recognition Information Centre for the UK (UK NARIC) to be equivalent to the standard of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or PhD in the UK; and
- provide the specified evidence to show that they have the qualification and that it was taught or researched in English.
If the qualification was taken in one of these countries we will assume that it was taught or researched in English: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, the UK, the USA. Please note that Canada is not on this list.