English requirements
Apr 21st 2018, 10:33 am
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English requirements
Hi everyone,
My name is Zacharia, I need help in regard to English test.I do my IELTS exam in 2015 on May, and I passed that exam. The home Office gave me the spouse visa and currently I’m living in UK. I want to apply another 2.5 years on the 5 year to settlement under Appendix FM(Family Member). Under the new requirement, I’m supposed to do English test at level A2, but I was trying to register to British council website so that I can do test next month but the system not allowing me to do A2 exam, the system asked me if I have taken an IELTS for UKVI in last two year and if I passed/ achieved an IELTS score, I responded by saying yes then I get another massage, let me quote ‘if you previously achieved an IELTS life skills passing score for UKVI at the required level for your application, you should not retake the test.If you you continue to register and take the test, then you may not receive your test result and may not receive a test refund’ end of quotes. I’m I supposed to do exam/ test A2 or not? If not, what is the reasons? Anyone who knows pls help
My name is Zacharia, I need help in regard to English test.I do my IELTS exam in 2015 on May, and I passed that exam. The home Office gave me the spouse visa and currently I’m living in UK. I want to apply another 2.5 years on the 5 year to settlement under Appendix FM(Family Member). Under the new requirement, I’m supposed to do English test at level A2, but I was trying to register to British council website so that I can do test next month but the system not allowing me to do A2 exam, the system asked me if I have taken an IELTS for UKVI in last two year and if I passed/ achieved an IELTS score, I responded by saying yes then I get another massage, let me quote ‘if you previously achieved an IELTS life skills passing score for UKVI at the required level for your application, you should not retake the test.If you you continue to register and take the test, then you may not receive your test result and may not receive a test refund’ end of quotes. I’m I supposed to do exam/ test A2 or not? If not, what is the reasons? Anyone who knows pls help
Apr 21st 2018, 10:37 am
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Re: English requirements
Hi everyone,
My name is Zacharia, I need help in regard to English test.I do my IELTS exam in 2015 on May, and I passed that exam. The home Office gave me the spouse visa and currently I’m living in UK. I want to apply another 2.5 years on the 5 year to settlement under Appendix FM(Family Member). Under the new requirement, I’m supposed to do English test at level A2, but I was trying to register to British council website so that I can do test next month but the system not allowing me to do A2 exam, the system asked me if I have taken an IELTS for UKVI in last two year and if I passed/ achieved an IELTS score, I responded by saying yes then I get another massage, let me quote ‘if you previously achieved an IELTS life skills passing score for UKVI at the required level for your application, you should not retake the test.If you you continue to register and take the test, then you may not receive your test result and may not receive a test refund’ end of quotes. I’m I supposed to do exam/ test A2 or not? If not, what is the reasons? Anyone who knows pls help
My name is Zacharia, I need help in regard to English test.I do my IELTS exam in 2015 on May, and I passed that exam. The home Office gave me the spouse visa and currently I’m living in UK. I want to apply another 2.5 years on the 5 year to settlement under Appendix FM(Family Member). Under the new requirement, I’m supposed to do English test at level A2, but I was trying to register to British council website so that I can do test next month but the system not allowing me to do A2 exam, the system asked me if I have taken an IELTS for UKVI in last two year and if I passed/ achieved an IELTS score, I responded by saying yes then I get another massage, let me quote ‘if you previously achieved an IELTS life skills passing score for UKVI at the required level for your application, you should not retake the test.If you you continue to register and take the test, then you may not receive your test result and may not receive a test refund’ end of quotes. I’m I supposed to do exam/ test A2 or not? If not, what is the reasons? Anyone who knows pls help
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You made a mistake by saying Yes to the question about having taken the test within the last two years, your test was three years ago, this is almost certainly why you are getting the error message. retrying and answering NO to the question should help.
I have moved your thread so more people will see it, and may have other comments to make.
Last edited by mikelincs; Apr 21st 2018 at 10:40 am.
Apr 25th 2018, 9:50 am
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Re: English requirements
Actually, there is a transitional period under which tests done after 6 April 2013 and before 6 April 2015.
In your case, it appears that you do not need to take a test unless your IELTS score was less than A2. My wife is B2 so she does not need to take the test again. In my cover letter, I just explain how she meets the requirement under section 2.2.3 Appendix FM section 1.21
For tests taken on or after 6
April 2013: no documents
required (Scores must be
verified using the Cambridge
English online system using
name, date of birth and
passport number)
April 2013: no documents
required (Scores must be
verified using the Cambridge
English online system using
name, date of birth and
passport number)
