{"id":166,"date":"2013-11-13T15:57:58","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T21:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icslegal.com\/blog\/?p=166"},"modified":"2013-11-13T15:57:58","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T21:57:58","slug":"english-language-tests-for-applications-under-tiers-1-2-and-4-of-the-points-based-system-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icslegal.com\/blog\/english-language-tests-for-applications-under-tiers-1-2-and-4-of-the-points-based-system-2\/","title":{"rendered":"English language tests for applications under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>Home Office have made some amendments to the list of approved English language tests for applications made under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system and for spouse or partner applications.<\/p>\n<p>This version further clarifies the amendments made to Appendix O of the Immigration Rules in July 2013, setting out the documents that can be used as evidence.<\/p>\n<p>When you make an application in an immigration category that requires you to demonstrate your English language ability, you must show that you have passed an appropriate test on the list.\u00a0<strong>If you would like advice on the type of test you need to complete, please contact us on 0207 237 3388 or e-mail us on info@icslegal.com.\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Home Office have made some amendments to the list of approved English language tests for applications made under&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-immigration-detention-and-bail"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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