masterofpuppets wrote:Thanks for the explanation. The things is i only have speaking and listening no reading or bwriting and place of entry it says london no college name . but i have some ref. numbers on it college my reference no.
Do u think its complicated and useless or i should take anothet exam whicionsh i dont want waste money and no time at all. Or maybe i should use NCS they can advice me.
Cambridge is a widely recognised awarding body and accepted by the Home Office; ESOL SfL Entry Level 3 is on the list of approved qualifications. It has no expiry date so can be used from 2008 as long as it stays on the list of acceptable qualifications by the Home Office.
You do not need reading and writing, only the Speaking and Listening elements as this is the same case for spouse visa, ILR and BC. In case you missed it, it states on the above qualification list on the first page:
If you intend to apply under the settlement route you must provide evidence that you have passed the speaking and listening components of a test at level B1 or above. You do not need to demonstrate reading and writing skills. Where a test examines all four components (speaking, listening, reading and writing) you do not need to pass the reading and writing components, you only need to evidence passing the speaking and listening components.
Don't worry too much. My other half sat exactly the same test in September 2014 (Cambridge ESOL Skills for Life Entry Level 3) speaking & listening only and we are due to apply for ILR this summer. The place of entry just states UK and it has no name of where the test was sat. It does have details of candidate identifier, reference number and accredication number which is where the Home Office can get all the details from. That's just the format of the Cambridge certificate. Your certificate is fine to use for BC.
But the thing is those awarded places are in and out bynthe time and if my college was in the awarded list in 2008 it must be acceptable however i have no idea how to check that.