Cheapest way to satisfy "English Language" requirement

[veejay]

Hello,

Thanks for opening this thread and I appreciate you taking the time.

I am a British Citizen and this question is related to the naturalization application for my spouse.

• * She has been in the country legally since 2008
  * She has ILR from 2013
  * She was educated in India at a reputed university. The medium of instruction was English
  * She is comfortable taking tests etc. to prove her english skills
  * She is a law abiding resident and does not have anything outstanding against her
  * She has passed Life in the UK test

Given the above, I am looking for the cheapest option to satisfy the English Language section in form AN. We seem to have 2 choices:

• 1) Signup for a test at Trinity or IELTS and fork out ~£150
  OR
  2) Get an Degree assessment done by NARIC. It seems to cost only £46 but not sure whether the scope of the wordings (from the sample) cover the requirement. They seem to have a nationality service that is an additional £125 which seems to cover the requirement, so that total in this case is ~£170
  
  Question
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  1) Will the £46, English Language Assessment alone suffice?
  2) Or am I looking at spending 150/170?
  
  Once again, many thanks for your time.

[CR001]

2) Or am I looking at spending 150/170?

[noajthan]

If both options cost £150 then there is not a "cheapest" option.

You also need to factor in time and effort. For example, a SELT is a 20 minute test.

[ohara]

NARIC and a SELT are both £150. If she's comfortable taking an English test then that is by far the fastest option. You can probably get a test the same week.

I did it with Trinity College and the test lasts 10 minutes. If she managed to get a degree taught in English, she will have no problem with a B1 language test.

[veejay]

Thanks everyone