Appendix B - English language
Tier 1 Migrants
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 to an applicant in Tier 1 (General) or Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) 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 2006.
3. 10 points will only be awarded to an applicant in Tier 1 (Post Study Work) if the applicant has achieved 75 points under Appendix A.
Tier 2 Migrants
4. An applicant applying for entry clearance or leave to remain as a Tier 2 Migrant must have 10 points for English language unless:
(a) the applicant is applying for entry clearance as a Tier 2 (Intra - Company Transfer) Migrant, or
(b) the applicant is:
(i) applying for leave to remain as a Tier 2 (Intra - Company Transfer) Migrant, and
(ii) is not seeking a grant of leave to remain that would extend his total stay in this category beyond 3 years.
5. Where the applicant is applying as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant, a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) Migrant or a Tier 2 (Intra - Company Transfer) Migrant, 10 points will only be awarded if:
(a) The applicant has the level of English shown in Table 1 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 that the Secretary of State specifies in the guidance as being required to meet the standard laid down in Table 1) 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 in the UK, and provides the specified evidence to show he has the qualification and:
(1) UK NARIC has confirmed that the degree was taught or researched in English to level C1 of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework for Language Learning or above, or
(2) the applicant provides the specified evidence to show that the qualification was taught or researched in English,
(b) one or more of paragraph 2(b)-2(e) applies to the applicant
(c) the applicant has, or was last granted:
(i) entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General), a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) or Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant,
(ii) entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain as a Minister of Religion, Missionary or Member of a Religious Order provided that leave was granted on or after 23 August 2004, or
(iii) leave to remain as a Tier 2 (Intra - Company Transfer) Migrant, provided that when he was granted that leave he was required to obtain points for English language from this Appendix.
(d) the applicant is applying for leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General) or a Tier 2 (Intra - Company Transfer) Migrant and has obtained points form the transitional arrangements category in Table 11 of Appendix A (see paragraph 83 of Appendix A), or
(e) the applicant is applying for leave to remain as a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) Migrant and:
(i) has, or was last granted, entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to reamin as a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) migrant or a Qualifying Work Permit Holder, such grant being less than 5 years before the date of the current application for leave, and
(ii) is working for the same employer
Table 1
| Level of English language | Points |
|---|---|
| Competence of English to a basic user standard, including the ability to understand and use familiar everyday expressions, to introduce themselves and others and to ask and answer questions about basic personal details. | 10 |
6. Where the applicant is applying as a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion)Migrant, 10 points will only be awarded:
(a) if the applicant has the level of English shown in Table 2; 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 shoes the applicant's name, the qualification obtained (which must meet or exceed the level that the Secretary of State specifies in guidence as being required to meet the standard laid down in Table 2) and the date of the award, or
(ii) has obtianed 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 in the UK and both provides the specified evidence to show he has the qualification, and UK NARIC has confirmed that the degree was taught or researched in English to level C1 of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework for Language learning or above,
(b) one or more of paragraph 2(b) - 02(e) applies to the applicant,
(c) the applicant has, or was last granted entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain as:
(i) a Minister of Religion, Missionary or Member of a Religious Order provided the leave was granted on or after 19 April 2007, or
(ii) a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant, or
(d) the applicant is applying for leave to remain as a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant and:
(i) has, or was last granted, entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain as a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant or as a Minister of Religion, Missionary or Member of a Religious Order, such grant being less than 5 years before the date of the current application for leave, and
(ii) is working for the same employer
Table 2
| Level of English language | Points |
|---|---|
| A level of English equivalent to level B2 of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework for Language Learning or above. | 10 |