UK Immigration & English Language requirements

1. UK Immigration & English Language requirements • Jo-anne McDonnell • Immigration Advisor • TalentScotland Relocation Advisory Service • #MoveToScotland C2646592

2. Contents • TS Relocation Advisory Service • Immigration Categories • Case studies • 1 & 2 –Tier 4 Students • 3 & 4 – Workers • 5 – Dependant British National • Questions & Contact Details

3. Relocation Advisory Service • Scottish Government set up Relocation Advisory Service in February 2004 • We are here to give advice on visas to individuals (and Scottish companies) • Based in Glasgow with 8 staff including an immigration specialist (Jo-anne McDonnell) and business team. We also have Shona Radojkovic based in Highlands & Islands • Established websites with information about living and working in Scotland

4. The UK Immigration System

5. UK & Most of EEA UK Immigration – How the World is divided Rest of the World Europe A2

6. UK Immigration System • Work, Train or Study (EEA/Non EEA) • The Points Based System • Family members PBS migrants • Family members EEA nationals • Family members British Citizens • Asylum seekers, Failed Asylum seekers and Refugees • Other categories eg UK Ancestry

7. When to show English Language ability • Before entering • Level depends on Immigration category • Extending leave to remain in UK • Level depends on Immigration category • Applying for settlement • Either Life in UK Test or ESOL with citizenship materials depending on immigration category and English ability • Applying for British Citizenship • Either Life in UK Test or ESOL with citizenship materials

8. Case Study 1 • Mahi is an Indian Tier 4 (General) student who is due to complete her degree in June 2012 • She needs to extend her leave by December 2011. • Her college is not a HEI • What level of English must Mahi show? • What does she need to prove her English Language ability? • What if her college was a HEI?

9. Case Study 1 English Language requirements from April 2011 B2 SELT Or SCQF 9 and above HEI – Own assessment SCQF 6, 7 and 8 Foundation Pre- sessional Pathway B1 SELT

10. Case Study 2 • Mahi’s younger sister, Indu, is a Tier 4 (Child) Student and recently completed her ‘Highers’. • She wants to switch into Tier 4 (General) and begin a HNC at University • What level of English must Indu show? • What if she were a Tier 4 (General) Student?

11. Case Study 3 • Hussan is from Sudan. He has been in the UK for the past five years as a Work Permit holder. • He now wants to apply to settle in the UK • What will Hussan need to apply? • What if he was a Tier 2 (General) visa holder?

12. Case Study 4 • Hussan’s colleague, Samir, tells Hussan that he applied for settlement last year and did not need to prove his Language and Life in the UK as he is a refugee. • Samir wants to apply for British Citizenship • Does Samir need to prove his language and life in the UK? • If so, how can he do this?

13. Case Study 5 • Siranda, an Albanian national has recently married her British husband • She came to the UK as a fiancée and now wishes to make an application as a spouse • The English language test she took to get the fiancée visa has been removed from the UKBA’s list of acceptable tests • What should Siranda do? • What level does she need to show as a spouse? • When Siranda wants to apply for settlement what level of English will she need to show?

14. Questions? •  0300 244 6824 • RAS.REPLY@SCOTLAND.GSI.GOV.UK •  TalentScotland.com • @MoveToScotland