I think it probably is too early to tell.
My wife is due to apply for ILR in June 2026 and I noted from the white paper the following:
Code: Select all
We will introduce a new English language requirement for all adult
dependants of workers and students at level A1 (Basic User) to align to
spousal and partner routes and will work towards increasing this
requirement over time.
We will introduce requirements to demonstrate progression to level A2
(Basic User) for any visa extension, and B2 (Independent User) for
settlement.
We will increase our existing requirements for settlement across the
majority of immigration routes from B1 to B2 (Independent User).
Code: Select all
We will also conduct a refresh of the Life in the UK test and how it
operates and consider measures to reduce the financial barriers to young
adults, who have lived here through their childhood, from accessing British
nationality.
So interested in knowing whether she will have to get a B2 and perhaps hold off getting a Life in the UK. But ye at this stage I guess we just don't know, have to wait and see. From the last changes they took months, if not years to implement and not all were applied to existing applicants, hopefully will be the same case this time around.
