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Appendix English Language’ (in its second iteration) will take effect at 9am on
1 December 2020
The new Appendix English Language will apply to all applications made under the following routes:
Appendix Student Appendix Skilled Worker Appendix Representatives of an Overseas Business Appendix T2 Minister of Religion Appendix T2 Sportsperson Appendix UK Ancestry Appendix Global Talent Appendix Start-up Appendix Innovator Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) International Agreement Worker Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Appendix ECAA Extension of Stay
The part of the Immigration Rules dealing with knowledge of the English language for applicants for ILR or ILE
Appendix KoLL
An applicant can meet the English requirement by being a citizen of a designated English majority country. It is not enough for an applicant to be from a country where the official or majority language is English: the country must be on the list of designated countries, found in Appendix KoLL, to qualify.
Here is the list in full:
Antigua and Barbuda Australia The Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica New Zealand St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia Trinidad and Tobago St Vincent and the Grenadines The United States of America
ILR applicants are exempt from the English language requirement if at the date of the application they are aged
65 or over
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