best or easiest english language test to take

[mattyg211183]

My wife is chinese and we are in the process of applying for the spouse visa but have been told she needs to take a english test first we were both wondering which of the approved english test from the ukba is best or easiest to take and the requirements and test scores for the test, At the moment she is getting ready to take IELTS test but she is worried she wont pass even with reassurance and we are looking for back ups she speaks better english than i do and i am english would the test for spouse visa include talking listening reading and writing we have heard all sorts of things because ive seen one that says its just for speaking and listening i called up the test centre and was told that it includes reading and writing too so we are getting conflicting info from the people that run the tests too any help would be great thanks in advance

[Greenie]

IELTS is aimed at a far higher level than A1 which is the requirement for hte spouse visa. They do test reading and writing but it is only the speaking and listening scores which are relevent for the visa application.

[AcrossBorders]

I would go for TOEIC A1 English Test mate, supposed to be one of the easier ones.

More info here,
http://www.ets.org/epn_directory

[faz28]

I would go for TOEIC A1 English Test mate, supposed to be one of the easier ones.

More info here,
http://www.ets.org/epn_directory

how long does it take results to come back?