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British citizenship for dual-national

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:56 pm
by crotossauro
Hi all, new to the forum here :D

I guess my case is a bit complicated, but the answer to my question might be pretty straight forward. I've emigrated from Brazil to the UK on a Tier 2 visa back in 2014. In 2018 I was granted an Italian citizenship, which was used to apply for a settlement. I'm now on ILR and living in the UK for nearly 9 years, thinking of applying for a British citizenship.
I've passed the "Life in the UK" test and now need to start the application process. All this information, just to ask a seemingly simple question: Will I need to pass another English test, or would I be able to prove my English knowledge by sending my Tier 2 visa and the original test results taken back in 2014?

Thank you in advance,
crotossauro

Re: British citizenship for dual-national

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:37 pm
by alterhase58
From my reading of the guidance it doesn't look like you can use that test as it wasn't taken for settlement - your ILR is under EUSS which didn't require proof of English so it looks like you need to provide a B1 test now for naturalisation.
Guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... n-guidance

Re: British citizenship for dual-national

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:14 am
by crotossauro
Thanks for your reply. That was my interpretation too, not exactly clear but at least there's more confluence now, I've decided to take another test to be sure. Cheers and enjoy the rest of your week :wink: