ESOL Requirement for 5 Year Route ILR

[frazahmad]

Hi,

I'm new to this forum so apologies in advance if this has already been discussed.

My Wife is due to Apply for ILR in September this year under the 5 year route. She passed ESOL in Abu Dhabi in 2012 which was used as part of her application for her first Visa and then the Leave to Remain 30 months later.

Simple Question - Can the ESOL Qualification, which she obtain B1 in, be used as part of her ILR Application? Or will she have to undertake a new test from the new list of approved test centres?

Thanks in Advance.

[zimba]

The guidance - Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK says:

For naturalisation applications made on or after 12 November 2015 and settlement applications made on or after 19 November 2015, the only tests that are acceptable are qualifications covering speaking and listening at B1 or above from the Secure English Language Test (SELT) list in the Immigration Rules, Appendix O. No other tests are acceptable.

So she needs to take a secure English language test (SELT) for ILR