Spouse visa - English language test

[Liverpool48]

Hi All

I’m still confused about the need to supply English Language test certificate to A1 standard for my partners spouse visa application. Given she went via the fiancé visa route, the home office will know this was already validated when this visa was granted only a few months back. Will they really request the test certificate again as we never got our original docuyreturnrd and it would therefore mean redoing the test?

[Londoner007]

It's a new application so doesnt matter what you have already submitted previously. If English is good why not do A2 or even B1 test so you do not have to do it later on.

[seagul]

Hi All

I’m still confused about the need to supply English Language test certificate to A1 standard for my partners spouse visa application. Given she went via the fiancé visa route, the home office will know this was already validated when this visa was granted only a few months back. Will they really request the test certificate again as we never got our original docuyreturnrd and it would therefore mean redoing the test?

Means HO had lost your English test certificate and you must have had contacted them on that point.

[Liverpool48]

I realise the spouse visa application is a new application but it seems pointless to make someone redo the language test again when it forms part of the fiancé visa validation.
Does anyone have experience of whether this was required when moving from fiancé visa to spouse visa?

Agree A2 would be better but not when UKVI lose your certificate