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ILR Life in uk fail
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:39 am
by Jrbob
Hello all. I am currently on a uk spouse visa 5 year route. However I am due to apply for ILR but can not seem to pass the life in the uk exam.
I call immigration to find out my options and was told to talk to a lawyer (not in a rude way he genuinely didn't know).
Hopefully someone here can help as I did call a lawyer who advised.
I can now apply for ILR after being in the UK for 10 years instead of trying for some type of extension.
Can anyone advise me of my options thank you in advance.
Re: ILR Life in uk fail
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:14 am
by quoala
You need to prove by a medical practitioner that you're not able to take the exam, here's the
form that needs to be filled in by them to include in your application.
How did you study it? There's a very resourceful website, lifeintheuktestweb look for the 'exams' section that makes it a lot easier to pass than reading the book etc.
Re: ILR Life in uk fail
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:22 am
by Jrbob
Thank you for the sight. Also will not be applicable for medical exemption
Re: ILR Life in uk fail
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:23 am
by zimba
If you fail the test you cannot get ILR. Lawyers cannot offer you a magical solution. Only in certain circumstances, you do not need to take that test:
You do not need to take the test if you:
• are under 18
• are 65 or over
• have passed it before - for example, if you’re applying to become a citizen and already passed it as part of your settlement application
• have a long-term physical or mental condition - you must provide either a form or letter from a doctor confirming your physical or mental condition
https://www.gov.uk/life-in-the-uk-test
Re: ILR Life in uk fail
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 2:51 pm
by AmazonianX
Jrbob wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:39 am
Hello all. I am currently on a uk spouse visa 5 year route. However I am due to apply for ILR but can not seem to pass the life in the uk exam.
I call immigration to find out my options and was told to talk to a lawyer (not in a rude way he genuinely didn't know).
Hopefully someone here can help as I did call a lawyer who advised.
I can now apply for ILR after being in the UK for 10 years instead of trying for some type of extension.
Can anyone advise me of my options thank you in advance.
You can search on Google for "life in the UK test web", go through the practice tests to better your chances of passing.
Re: ILR Life in uk fail
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 3:13 pm
by vinny
If you fail, then
extend on same route or
extend under Long residence route.
Re: ILR Life in uk fail
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 3:31 pm
by kamsi
There’s Life in the UK app you can download on your phone to practice with. Keep practicing and also the app will tell you which areas you are not doing well on and you can concentrate on those areas. Once you are more confident you can retake the exam. Passing it would save you money rather than paying a hefty immigration application fee.
Re: ILR Life in uk fail
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 1:05 pm
by UKUOP
I had prepared some notes for my exam, happy to share them
Please note that its no guarantee you will succeed with these notes. But it may help with your preparation
Trying to pay it forward, no other agenda.
Not sure how to share a PDF file. I can forward it to one of the moderators who may be able to pass it on to you.
Good luck
Re: ILR Life in uk fail
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:41 pm
by CULLINAN
Jrbob wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:39 am
Hello all. I am currently on a uk spouse visa 5 year route. However I am due to apply for ILR but can not seem to pass the life in the uk exam.
I call immigration to find out my options and was told to talk to a lawyer (not in a rude way he genuinely didn't know).
Hopefully someone here can help as I did call a lawyer who advised.
I can now apply for ILR after being in the UK for 10 years instead of trying for some type of extension.
Can anyone advise me of my options thank you in advance.
Forget everything else and do these 16 exams throughly to the point you can get minimum 23/24 on these practice exams. You will pass the test. All questions will be from here. Tried and tested. Do the “exams” not the “tests.”
https://lifeintheuktestweb.co.uk/exams/
Good luck.
Re: ILR Life in uk fail
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 2:38 am
by vinny
Practice, practice, practice!
Re: ILR Life in uk fail
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 12:14 am
by AmazonianX
CULLINAN wrote: ↑Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:41 pm
Jrbob wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:39 am
Hello all. I am currently on a uk spouse visa 5 year route. However I am due to apply for ILR but can not seem to pass the life in the uk exam.
I call immigration to find out my options and was told to talk to a lawyer (not in a rude way he genuinely didn't know).
Hopefully someone here can help as I did call a lawyer who advised.
I can now apply for ILR after being in the UK for 10 years instead of trying for some type of extension.
Can anyone advise me of my options thank you in advance.
Forget everything else and do these 16 exams throughly to the point you can get minimum 23/24 on these practice exams. You will pass the test. All questions will be from here. Tried and tested. Do the “exams” not the “tests.”
https://lifeintheuktestweb.co.uk/exams/
Good luck.
Very correct, the exams not test.