Appendix B - English language
1. An applicant applying for entry clearance or leave to remain as a Tier 1 Migrant (other
than as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant), must have 10 points for English language.
2. 10 points will only be awarded if the applicant:
(a) has the level of English language shown in the table below and:
(i) provides an original English language test certificate from an English language test provider approved by the Secretary of State for these purposes, which clearly shows the applicant's name; the qualification obtained (which must meet or exceed the level shown in the table below); and the date of the award, or
(ii) has obtained an academic qualification (not a professional or vocational qualification) which is deemed by UK NARIC to meet or exceed the recognised standard of a Bachelor's or Master's degree or a PhD in the UK, and which UK NARIC has confirmed was taught or researched in English to the level indicated in the table below, and provides the specified documents, or
| Level of English language | Points |
|---|---|
| A knowledge of English equivalent to level C1 of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework for Language Learning or above | 10 |
(b) is a national of one of the following countries:
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
New Zealand
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
USA,
and provides the specified documents, or
(c) has obtained an academic qualification (not a professional or vocational qualification),
which is deemed by UK NARIC to meet or exceed the recognised standard of a Bachelor's or Master's degree or a PhD in the UK, from an educational establishment
in one of the following countries:
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
New Zealand
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and The Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
the UK
the USA,
and provides the specified documents, or
(d) has, or has last been granted, leave as a Tier 1 (General) Migrant or a Tier 1
(Entrepreneur) Migrant, or
(e) has, or was last granted, leave as a Highly Skilled Migrant, if that leave was granted
under these Rules at a time when they included the changes which came into force
on 5 December 20063, or
(f) is applying as a Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant and achieved 75 points under
Appendix A.
