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english language for my wife -joint application

Post by omsai7 » Thu May 11, 2017 3:40 pm

Hi,

I'm applying for british citizenship with my wife (joint appln). I'm submitting my university degree from London as a Knowledge of English test certficate. What can my wife submit for Knowledge of English test certficate doc? She did not study in UK, she studied in India.

Also, I see lot of people are talking about driving license & utilities bill as a supporting docs, is it necessary?

Thank you so much for your help.

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Re: english language for my wife -joint application

Post by alterhase58 » Thu May 11, 2017 3:55 pm

All applications are individual, i.e. wife applies in her own right.
Easiest way would be to take a B1 language test (from the list of approved test centres), or If the course was taught in English she may be able to obtain a letter from the uni confirming this plus NARIC certification. B1 and NARIC cost the same (c.£150) but the language test is quicker to arrange.
Driving licence and utility bills are not necessary for BC.
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Re: english language for my wife -joint application

Post by omsai7 » Thu May 11, 2017 4:12 pm

alterhase58 wrote:All applications are individual, i.e. wife applies in her own right.
Easiest way would be to take a B1 language test (from the list of approved test centres), or If the course was taught in English she may be able to obtain a letter from the uni confirming this plus NARIC certification. B1 and NARIC cost the same (c.£150) but the language test is quicker to arrange.
Driving licence and utility bills are not necessary for BC.
Thanks!

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Re: english language for my wife -joint application

Post by omsai7 » Thu May 11, 2017 10:35 pm

Hi, she did her masters from US long time back, will her degree suffice? or NARIC be needed? We submitted the same for ILR application. Thanks.

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Re: english language for my wife -joint application

Post by CR001 » Thu May 11, 2017 11:52 pm

omsai7 wrote:Hi, she did her masters from US long time back, will her degree suffice? or NARIC be needed? We submitted the same for ILR application. Thanks.
Is she a US citizen??
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Re: english language for my wife -joint application

Post by omsai7 » Sat May 13, 2017 9:18 pm

CR001 wrote:
omsai7 wrote:Hi, she did her masters from US long time back, will her degree suffice? or NARIC be needed? We submitted the same for ILR application. Thanks.
Is she a US citizen??
No, she is Indian but she did her masters from university in the US.

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Re: english language for my wife -joint application

Post by vinny » Sat May 13, 2017 10:31 pm

NARIC confirmation required.
2.2(a)(iii) wrote:..., which is deemed by UK NARIC to meet the recognised standard of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or PhD in the UK,...
Annex E & E(i): the knowledge of language and life in the UK requirement wrote:Section 1
The Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK requirement - this section refers to applications made on or after 28 October 2013. The guidance notes can be found on the UKBA website at the following link: Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK
Knowledge of language and life in the UK wrote:If the applicant has a degree that was taught or researched in a majority English speaking country (excluding Canada) they must provide:
• their degree certificate
• an Academic Qualification Level Statement (AQUALS) from UK NARIC confirming the qualification is equivalent to a UK qualification.
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