What Exactly Is The Point of Introducing An Intermediary Level A2 English Test Affecting Leave Applications?

At some point from October 2016, in light of announcements made last week by the Government, non-EEA national partners and parents on the family route will be required to pass a speaking and listening test at level A2 in order to qualify, after two and half years in the UK, for further leave to remain on the 5year partner or parent route to settlement.

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Refusal Decisions: The Various Available Avenues of Challenging Adverse Home office Decisions

Where a  person  is refused   leave to remain by the Home Office,  considerable distress inevitably  arises.  An in -country right of appeal may be provided or the applicant may be  required to appeal once they have left the UK.  On the other hand, a right of appeal may be denied altogether.

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