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Also no more ILE??24. Will the fee for indefinite leave to remain (settlement) increase? A consultation exercise is currently underway on all immigration and nationality fees. However, as yet no decisions have been taken. Any changes to the fees will be announced separately but it is expected that if there is an increase the new fees will be introduced on 2 April 2007 – on the same date as knowledge of life and language testing is introduced.
45. Will people still be able to be granted settlement on entry?Spouses and partners of persons who are already settled here are currently eligible to apply for settlement on entry to the UK in certain circumstances. This will no longer be possible, and they will be granted a period of leave as a spouse or partner and will have to take the test in order to obtain settlement.
20. If I pass the ESOL course/test will there be a time limit or will the pass stand indefinitely?A pass in either the knowledge of life test or an ESOL with citizenship course is not time-limited, they will remain valid indefinitely. You can also use the result to help you meet the requirements for citizenship if you wish to take this further step in the journey.
The handbook “Life in the UK: A Journey to Citizenship”, which needs to be studied by those intending to take the “Life in the UK” test, has been rewritten with the new requirements in mind and in the light of reactions to the first edition. Tests for both citizenship and settlement purposes conducted on or after 2 April 2007 will be based on the new edition of the handbook, which will be available early in the New Year.
I've seen so many people sail through the test that I don't think that imposing it on a new category of people is actually going to cause huge problems, although the abrupt timing is a bit of a pain...62. What will the test consist of?
The test will be taken on a computer at one of around 100 Life in the UK Test centres in the UK. The test consist of 24 questions based on the information contained in chapters 2, 3 and 4 of the handbook "Life in the United Kingdom: A Journey to Citizenship". 45 minutes will be allowed for the test, but most people will be able to complete it in less time. People taking a test on or after 2 April 2007 must study the revised edition of the Handbook and take new, revised test. The new test will also consist of 24 questions, to be answered in 45 minutes, but the test will asked questions on chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 of the revised handbook.
Perhaps the kindest thing one can say is that the Immigration and Nationality Directorates of the Home Office appear not to be talking to each other:ppron747 wrote: To my mind, the apparent discontinuing of "ILE" for spouses of BCs, where the marriage has subsisted for more than four years outside UK is a real nuisance, and an added financial burden. People in this category are enough of a rarity that I simply don't believe that it would be impossible to create a few printed exam papers and let a few people take the test outside the UK.
That might be the theory but the reality is that whilst a language has four constituent parts .... reading, writing, speaking, listening .... it is only reading that is effectively tested by anyone taking the Citizenship Test.but the theory is that, in order to pass the test, people must have a command of English that is at around ESOL Entry 3 level
But has there been any problem with the test capacity for people applying for naturalisation? I might be wrong, but it seems to me that the number of successful applicants for naturalisation has not fallen because of any problems with test capacity. (There was a rush, obviously, before the test was introduced as a requirement for naturalisation, and that meant some delays with naturalisation down the track.)badhorse wrote:I think you have missed one point.
Introducing this test means the number of people who can apply for ILR is limited by the capacity of the test.
So if the capacity of the test is 1000 per year throughout the UK, then the maximum number of granting of ILR is 1000.
Isn't that clever by HO?
A House of Commons written answer on 18.04.06 states :-badhorse wrote:So if the capacity of the test is 1000 per year throughout the UK, then the maximum number of granting of ILR is 1000.
Isn't that clever by HO?
So in just the first four months of the existence of the Citizenship Test over 24000 people took the test. So please let's not have any scaremongering about only 1000 test places per year.Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people (a) passed and (b) failed the Life in the UK citizenship test between November 2005 and 28 February 2006. [63834]
Mr. McNulty: 24,613 people took the Life in the UK test between its implementation and 28 February 2006.
Of these, 17,240 passed and 7,373 failed, giving a pass rate of 70.04 percent.
Not true, only those applying for Naturalisation need to take the Citizenship Test.Don't forget, now all the dependents need to take the exam too.