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Re:Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Austr... by SeanDav on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:05AM (#14956522)
> "The only tests are for lay of the land/law/society, not language proficiency."

Not sure what your sources are, but as part of UK Citizen application, you absolutely have to do English language proficiency tests in some circumstances. The Pearson test is one of the recognised tests.

Re:Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Austr... by cannonpr on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:09AM (#14956547)
I said that they accept a very wide range of certifications and you can pretty much select the one that suits you, this is my source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-apply...

In addition to my self having gone through the Citizenship process recently. Additionally several native nationalities have an exception: https://www.gov.uk/english-language/exemptions

Re:Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Austr... by SeanDav on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:21AM (#14956609)
I thought it was clear (since I quoted it) that I was responding to the claim that there are no English language proficiency tests as part of the UK Citizenship tests as not being correct. In some circumstances there are (e.g. Your degree is not in English and you are not from a recognized English speaking country). Not sure what is contentious about that statement of fact?
Re:Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Austr... by dukky on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @08:40AM (#14957152)
I believe cannonpr meant that no English language proficiency tests were required to be taken as part of the citizenship tests, as they accept a large number of qualifications (and thus only need to take the test if you do not hold one of these qualifications). So while you might have to take a test, it is separate from the UK citizenship tests.