CR001 wrote:Possibly yes. It might be easier/possible to reschedule the appointment for early January instead of cancelling.
dear CR001
please see below--- I read this in another forum and thought would ask you if this is still true or rules has changed since october 2013?
The Modernised guidance Knowledge of language and life in the UK – version
13.0 page 33 explains that since 28 October 2013, we will accept a range
of English language qualifications as evidence that an applicant has met
the requirement to hold a B1 level speaking and listening qualification.
[1]
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/siteco...
This will help ensure that all those needing to take a test will be able
to find one suitable for their needs and, so far as possible, that no one
who already has an English language qualification at B1 level or above
will be required to take another one.
The following qualifications will be therefore be accepted for settlement
and naturalisation purposes:
• Qualifications covering speaking and listening at B1 or above from the
Secure English Language Test (SELT) list in the Immigration Rules,
Appendix O. The SELT list is available at:
[2]
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/ ... -tests.pdf
• Qualifications in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at
Entry level 3, Level 1 or Level 2, that include speaking and listening and
that have been regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations
Regulation (Ofqual), the Welsh Government or the Council for Curriculum,
Examinations and Assessment (CCEA). The qualification must be listed as an
ESOL qualification on the Register of Regulated Qualifications and have
been taken in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. The register is
available at:
http://register.ofqual.gov.uk/2.
• A National Qualification in ESOL at Scottish Qualifications Framework
IELTS (Academic and General Training) is on both the SELT list, and in
Appendix O of the rules, therefore would be acceptable as evidence that an
applicant who had scored:
Listening – 4.0
Speaking – 4.0
has met the English language element of the KOLL requirement. The fact
that an applicant’s qualifying English language certificate had expired
would not prevent them from using their pass notification as evidence that
they had reached level B1 (CEFR) English for a settlement or British
citizenship application. They would not be expected to take another
English language test, but will need to pass the Life in the UK test.
