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by tamilmaran » Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:33 pm
In my wife's case. it is not. Expired IELTS was not considered, for which we got ILR.
Go with the PBS calulations method.
Q3: I am not exempt. How do I go about fulfilling the requirement on the basis of a degree taught or researched in English?
Use the PBS calculator, as follows (the caseworkers are advised to follow the same steps to check an applicant's qualification using PBS calculator):
1. tier dropdown: select ‘Tier 2 (Skilled workers)’
(don't worry if you were never a Tier 2 migrant, it doesn't matter; those who don't understand why it is irrelevant, reading this post will help)
2. category drop-down: select ‘Tier 2 (General)’
3. ‘where are you applying from?’ question: select ‘Outside the United Kingdom’ (this is the quickest way to get to the required stage in the system)
4. in the following ‘Sponsorship’ and ‘Salary’ stages select either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ ( it does not matter which)
5. in the ‘English skills’ stage, select ‘I have a UK Bachelor degree-equivalent qualification (or above) that was taught in English’
6. enter details of the qualification in the following drop-down lists, up to and including ‘Year of award’
7. in the table displayed on the next screen, check the ‘Points for English language’ column:
If 10 points are displayed, the qualification has been deemed by UK NARIC to be academically equivalent to a UK Bachelor degree or higher and to have been taught in English. Take a prinout of this webpage to be included in the application.
If zero points are displayed, the qualification may either have been deemed to be below UK Bachelor degree level, or not taught in English, or both.
In such case, there are two options:
1. Get English language Assessment (ELA) from UK NARIC, or
2. Get a Statement of Comparability (SoC) from UK NARIC confirming your qualification is comparable to a UK degree and an official letter from your university with your name, the title of the degree, and that the qualification was taught in English.
