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Naturalisation and English Language Requirements
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:12 pm
by Ozzy82
Hi All
I am British born myself, my wife has ILR which she gained July 2013. It has now been one year since gaining ILR so now thinking for applying for British Citizenship and then passport. One of the things which confused me is the English Language requirement for Naturalisation. DOes my wife need to do Life in UK test and an English course? what does she need to do exactly, can anybody help? My wife did an ESOL course before gaining ILR so can she just use that or....?
Any assistance is very much appreciated.
Thank you in advance
Re: Naturalisation and English Language Requirements
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:15 pm
by Wanderer
Surely she must have passed the LIUK test for ILR?
Re: Naturalisation and English Language Requirements
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:19 pm
by Ozzy82
No, my wife completed and passed an ESOL course before gaining her ILR
Re: Naturalisation and English Language Requirements
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:29 pm
by lake1
Ozzy82 wrote:Hi All
I am British born myself, my wife has ILR which she gained July 2013. It has now been one year since gaining ILR so now thinking for applying for British Citizenship and then passport. One of the things which confused me is the English Language requirement for Naturalisation. DOes my wife need to do Life in UK test and an English course? what does she need to do exactly, can anybody help? My wife did an ESOL course before gaining ILR so can she just use that or....?
Any assistance is very much appreciated.
Thank you in advance
She needs both the life in the UK test and an acceptable English language qualification for naturalisation.
Re: Naturalisation and English Language Requirements
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:08 pm
by Ozzy82
lake1 wrote:Ozzy82 wrote:Hi All
I am British born myself, my wife has ILR which she gained July 2013. It has now been one year since gaining ILR so now thinking for applying for British Citizenship and then passport. One of the things which confused me is the English Language requirement for Naturalisation. DOes my wife need to do Life in UK test and an English course? what does she need to do exactly, can anybody help? My wife did an ESOL course before gaining ILR so can she just use that or....?
Any assistance is very much appreciated.
Thank you in advance
She needs both the life in the UK test and an acceptable English language qualification for naturalisation.
Wonderful, thank you your help!