Results of marriage consultation published

[RobinLondon]

They may be found on the UKBA website:

Here: Pre-entry requirements for spouses

(Just click on the link to "Analysis of marriage visa consultation responses June 2008")

[jes2jes]

Summary below:
I just do not agree that much with the EEA provision but that is just me.

Objectives

1.11 We believe there would be three key objectives
in introducing a pre-entry English requirement
for spouses:

1. To assist the spouse’s integration into British society at an early stage

2. To improve employment chances for those who have access to the labour market

3. To raise awareness of the importance of language and to prepare the spouse for the tests they will need to pass for settlement (Life in the UK test or demonstration of language progression)

1.12 Any pre-entry language requirement would not apply to EEA nationals and their dependants or
to recognised refugees.