knowledge of English

[aduckling]

Hi,

I have been living and working in the UK for 10 years, and my husband is an English-speaking British citizen.

I got ILR last year and have started looking into obtaining British citizenship.

I am baffled to read that I have to prove that I am proficient in English. As far as I can see, the test required is the B1 SELT – GESE Grade 5, costs GBP 150 and last for 3-4 hours.

Are there really no further exemption I could benefit from?

Many thanks & kind regards

[secret.simon]

List of exemptions to the English language test requirement.

Even spouses of British citizens who are not exempted need to meet the English language requirement.

[Casa]

According to your previous post in 2016, you don't hold ILR. You have PR under the EEA Regulations which is why the B1 English test wasn't a requirement at that time.

In addition to the mandatory B1 level English qualification, you will also need to pass the Life in the UK test.

[CMOSUK]

Hi,

I have been living and working in the UK for 10 years, and my husband is an English-speaking British citizen.

I got ILR last year and have started looking into obtaining British citizenship.

I am baffled to read that I have to prove that I am proficient in English. As far as I can see, the test required is the B1 SELT – GESE Grade 5, costs GBP 150 and last for 3-4 hours.

Are there really no further exemption I could benefit from?

Many thanks & kind regards

I dont believe it lasts 3-4 hours, certainly when my wife did it in March 2018, it was only 10 minutes, as they require 5 minutes on a topic you have chosen and the other 5 minutes are allocated to just a random conversation.

Unless this is has gone over my head.

[CR001]

Hi,

I have been living and working in the UK for 10 years, and my husband is an English-speaking British citizen.

I got ILR last year and have started looking into obtaining British citizenship.

I am baffled to read that I have to prove that I am proficient in English. As far as I can see, the test required is the B1 SELT – GESE Grade 5, costs GBP 150 and last for 3-4 hours.

Are there really no further exemption I could benefit from?

Many thanks & kind regards

I dont believe it lasts 3-4 hours, certainly when my wife did it in March 2018, it was only 10 minutes, as they require 5 minutes on a topic you have chosen and the other 5 minutes are allocated to just a random conversation.

Unless this is has gone over my head.

You are correct CMOSUK - it is not a 3-4 hour exam.

[oakley10]

Just i passed last week took only 10min .