Hi ,
Have you seen the new version of the Set O form for ILR. Its version 5/15 so released in May -2015 .
I am shocked to see that it has NO mention of an option " Proved English language proficiency during initial Tier 1 application" .
Secondly also noticed that the PBS calculator does not allow you to choose Tier 1 General so you cant take a proper printout unless u choose Tier 2 or other which would confuse the Case worker.
Could somebody please help me with my understanding. Does the above mean that:
1. Its now mandatory to get my Bachelors Degree assessed by NARIC for English . I has my Bachelors degree assessed by NARIC for UK Comparability in March 2010 but that does not give Language details. I did not use the certificate of Comparability before as my Degree shows in Points calculator and was giving me 30 point for qualification and 10 points for English.
2. Again there is a confusion as the new SET (0) form does not have option to choose "Available in PBS" for English
The only option available are:
• An academic qualification deemed by UK NARIC to meet the recognised standard of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or PhD in the United Kingdom and:
˗˗UK NARIC has confirmed that the qualification was taught or researched in English; or
˗˗the qualification was taught or researched in the UK or a majority English speaking country (other than Canada); OR
BUT the Home Office website still has the OLD content
https://www.gov.uk/english-language/degrees-in-english
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If your degree was taught or researched in English
You can prove your knowledge of English by having a degree that was taught or researched in English.
Your degree will need to be confirmed by UK NARIC as the equivalent of a bachelor’s, master’s or PhD degree in the UK, if it was taken in another country.
You’ll need your original degree certificate and one of the following:
a printout from the points-based calculator with the equivalent level of your degree and the level of English
an original letter or certificate from UK NARIC confirming the equivalent level of your degree, plus an official letter from your university with your name and degree confirming that your degree was taught in English
an original and official certificate from your university confirming the degree was taught or researched in a majority English-speaking country (except Canada)
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This is really a Pain to see how UKBA find ways to make our life of difficult and confusing.
Please suggest if I should Now go for NARIC Language assessment ?
Cheers
Anand