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The regulation comes into effect from 29 November 2010.Mirth wrote:Recently the regulation has been changed again, so new dapandants need to pass this stupid english test...am i oblige to?
The new path to citizenship can take an extra three years on probationary citizenship depending on how much volunteer work you do. You can shorten it down to one year by volunteering (the list of what you can do hasn't been published yet). However, that's just a year difference. I wouldn't switch if I were you.Mirth wrote:Hello, the situation is that i came to UK in 2008 as a student, in 2009 married EU citizen and was granted 5 years dependent visa. Recently (august 2010) my husband was granted UK permanent residence, so he is now in the category "person settled permanently in UK"...now i'm about to apply for a spouse visa under UK citizenship regulation to get a fastrack for ILR (2 years instead of 4 remaining). Recently the regulation has been changed again, so new dapandants need to pass this stupid english test...am i oblige to? And who knows whether i've got some kind of relief?
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The English test applies to everyone regardless of whether you come from an English speaking country or not, or whether English is your mother tongue.ElenaW wrote: The new path to citizenship can take an extra three years on probationary citizenship depending on how much volunteer work you do. You can shorten it down to one year by volunteering (the list of what you can do hasn't been published yet). However, that's just a year difference. I wouldn't switch if I were you.
If you're from a non english speaking country, I would imagine that the English test would apply to you too.
Surely you don't sit through an actual written test if the only language you speak is english do you? Isn't there some way to prove you speak english through qualifications? I haven't looked at all into the english test requirement, I just assumed...Dawie wrote:The English test applies to everyone regardless of whether you come from an English speaking country or not, or whether English is your mother tongue.ElenaW wrote: The new path to citizenship can take an extra three years on probationary citizenship depending on how much volunteer work you do. You can shorten it down to one year by volunteering (the list of what you can do hasn't been published yet). However, that's just a year difference. I wouldn't switch if I were you.
If you're from a non english speaking country, I would imagine that the English test would apply to you too.
One would think, but unfortunately no.ElenaW wrote:Surely you don't sit through an actual written test if the only language you speak is english do you? Isn't there some way to prove you speak english through qualifications? I haven't looked at all into the english test requirement, I just assumed...Dawie wrote:The English test applies to everyone regardless of whether you come from an English speaking country or not, or whether English is your mother tongue.ElenaW wrote: The new path to citizenship can take an extra three years on probationary citizenship depending on how much volunteer work you do. You can shorten it down to one year by volunteering (the list of what you can do hasn't been published yet). However, that's just a year difference. I wouldn't switch if I were you.
If you're from a non english speaking country, I would imagine that the English test would apply to you too.
The point in staying on the 'EU route' is that PR (Permanent Residence), not to be mistaken for ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain (UK route), is automatically acquired after 5 years of residence with your EU spouse with no language test/life in the UK test/probationary citizenship required. However, if you decide to switch to the UK route you will no doubt get caught in the imminent PC condition which may require up to 3 years residence/economic activity with several other conditions such as compulsory volunteering (paradox, I know)... before you cross the hurdle to acquire ILR. So you're looking at anything from 6 - 8 years to naturalise as British.Mirth wrote:In this case i can't see the point to wait 5 years (4 in my case) and then face such called "probational citizenship requirement" and apply now...wait another 2 years and do something with this requierements...Well, nothing to worry about english test as was about to apply in the mid of October...
Ugh. Oh well, atleast there's no need to study for this one.Dawie wrote:One would think, but unfortunately no.ElenaW wrote:Surely you don't sit through an actual written test if the only language you speak is english do you? Isn't there some way to prove you speak english through qualifications? I haven't looked at all into the english test requirement, I just assumed...Dawie wrote:The English test applies to everyone regardless of whether you come from an English speaking country or not, or whether English is your mother tongue.ElenaW wrote: The new path to citizenship can take an extra three years on probationary citizenship depending on how much volunteer work you do. You can shorten it down to one year by volunteering (the list of what you can do hasn't been published yet). However, that's just a year difference. I wouldn't switch if I were you.
If you're from a non english speaking country, I would imagine that the English test would apply to you too.