chanthas Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 hi there My wife and myself have rtnd to blighty to live(rtnd from thailand) and she has a spouse settlement visa. Just a quick question,can she take the life in the uk test anytime now,or does she have to wait nearer the time when she goes for ilr,as she feels she is ready to take the test now. thanks jp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micky44 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 she /he can take it any time they wish, and it does NOT expire, i.e onced passed it lasts for ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuggzzz Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 It costs £33 and once passed is put on the file for your wife to apply for ILR....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiVisaExpress Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 (edited) If she is ready let her take it anyway as i think its a great way to learn about our fantastic country Edited August 19, 2009 by ThaiVisaExpress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubutie Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Your wife can take it as many times as she likes, prociding there is at least 7 days between each test my wife passed this firt time a couple of months ago, please remember though this is really a memory about 'British things', obviously you need to have a good standard of English to read the books she needs get the precise books required, can't remember the precise details, am sure someone on here can and get her to read them over and over again first, that would be my advice, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiVisaExpress Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 The example internet test is the best they just go through each test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanthas Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 hi there TVE,yes shes read chapters 2,3,4,5,6 of the life in the united kingdom,a journey to citizenship second edition and shes also taken the full 24 practice test online, and shes constantly scoring 18 and above,but we have been told by the test centre that these questions are not written in the same format as the official lituk test,me thinks that they must be very simular,any way booked in for next week to take test,fingers crossed. thanks everyone for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswick Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 (edited) Edited August 22, 2009 by beswick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 If she fails, she can retake it after a week. I've gone through it online and it is utter rubbish and unlikely that most of the UK would pass it first time. However, if she takes the online examples and learns the answers rather than learns the theory, it should be possible to pass the test "parrot like" so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanthas Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 Hi there The wife went and took the life in the uk test today and passed 1st time around,result. Shes only got to wait another 19 ish months before she goes for ilr Well i spose its another succesful whoop that we have been made to jump through cheers jp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBones Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I am interested to know what is in this test exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7by7 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 See Knowledge of language and life in the United Kingdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TickTock Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Hi there The wife went and took the life in the uk test today and passed 1st time around,result. Shes only got to wait another 19 ish months before she goes for ilr Well i spose its another succesful whoop that we have been made to jump through cheers jp Congrats Chantas to the Mrs. I remember you from Uk settlement thread. You are not messing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conquest Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I am a British Citizen born and bred and took the online 24 question test without reading the Life in the UK book and scored 13 out of 24. I immediately re-took it and scored just 14 out of 24. Then I quickly ( 15 mins) scanned through the book and got 23 out of 24. Ok, so i was taking the same test with the same questions but the point is that as long as the person reading it has a fairly good command of the English language it should not be too difficult to pass. Just remember to highlight the fact and figures and read it over and over for a few weeks. Go through it with your partner and do some spot quizzes. If they know the answers without having to see multiple choice they are bound to pass. When I first took the test I thought it was a bit naff and nothing really to do with Life in the UK. However, on reading the book I can see that it is full of really useful stuff that will help people that are new to the UK. As I have been expatriated for 19 years I found loads of info that I too will find useful. I'm returning to the UK next week. http://www.lifeintheuktest.gov.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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