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English level is majority English-speaking country – no English level required

Post by Lilibet » Sun Sep 28, 2025 5:24 pm

Hi Team,

I applied the English proficiency and qualification comparison from ECCTIS to meet the English language requirement for ILR.

I do not hold citizenship in any majority English-speaking country. A Bachelor degree was awarded by a US University in the USA; however, the location of study was delivered in Singapore via distance learning.
ECCTIS did not ask for the location of study when I applied.

The assessment of outcome from ECCTIS: Qualification comparison is bachelor degree; English level is majority English-speaking country – no English level required.

As the Home Office will ask for the “location of study” that I must declare in Singapore when I apply for the ILR.

According to the immigration rules Appendix English Language:
1/ Appendix EL 4.1: A "national" of any of the following majority-English-speaking countries is exempted.
However, I am not.
2/ Appendix EL 5.2(b): A degree or degree-level qualification "taught" in a university or college in a majority- English-speaking country listed in EL 4.1.
That I studied in Singapore although it was awarded in the USA.

My question is, to submit the above assessment outcome from ECCTIS, are there any potential misunderstandings or rejections when applying for ILR?

In my case, will the assessment outcome from ECCTIS be acceptable to the Home Office?

Thank you for the prompt reply in advance.

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Re: English level is majority English-speaking country – no English level required

Post by zimba » Sun Sep 28, 2025 9:57 pm

QLS is provided by Ecctis on behalf of the Home Office. If it does not meet the requirements, they will not issue you one.

https://qls.ecctis.com/
Advice is given based on my personal research and experience only. Do NOT contact me via private message for immigration advice

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Re: English level is majority English-speaking country – no English level required

Post by Lilibet » Mon Sep 29, 2025 11:12 am

Good morning.

Thank you for your reply.

My concern is that ECCTIS never asked about my country of study and assumed that I studied in the USA.

The fact is, I have to declare the country of study was Singapore when I apply for the ILR.

Would you please inform me whether the Home Office will reject my application due to Appendix EL 5.2(b)?

Thank you so much.

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Re: English level is majority English-speaking country – no English level required

Post by zimba » Mon Sep 29, 2025 11:33 am

No it will not
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