UK spouse visa English Lang requirements

Hi everyone

I’m a British citizen (born and bred here) and met my husband whilst working in India 2 years ago. We’re now married and in the process of applying for his UK spousal visa now. We’ve just started the online application and it looks like he needs to both do the English B1 test and also get a NARIC certificate. He’s currently living and working in India. Is that correct? Does he need both or is just doing the B1 test (and passing) sufficient?

Thanks for your help in advance!

Your husband requires either A1 level English from a Home Office approved test provider OR a NARIC ELA (Red Route) if he holds a degree taught in English. Not both.

When we’re completing the online form, it’s forcing us to tick a box each to indicate that we will submit a NARIC certificate and English language test results. This is why we have assumed we must do both. If we tick both boxes (to move on to the next page of the application), do we still only provide 1?

Aarav086 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:24 pm

When we’re completing the online form, it’s forcing us to tick a box each to indicate that we will submit a NARIC certificate and English language test results. This is why we have assumed we must do both. If we tick both boxes (to move on to the next page of the application), do we still only provide 1?

You need to say "no" to question that have you got a degree taught in English even if he has studied that degree in English in India.