As I had already mentioned here before (Post about What is necessary), to apply for a spouse visa (family of a settled person, to join their partner for a long stay, living permanently in the UK), one of the pre-requirements of the British Government is that you perform a proficiency exam in English language and reach the grade of A1. They give you a list in their website of local official testing centres where you can perform this exam according to your origin country and get the certificate that will be acceptable by them when they analyze your documents for the visa.
Here in Brazil, you perform the exam by British Council - IELTS for UK Visas Life Skills A1 Speaking and Listening exam. The website is available in Portuguese and English and you can see all the information there.
So, the step-by-step to book your exam is:
- Register on IELTS website and fill up all your personal data, and some professional ones, that they will ask you.
- Choose the Brazilian State which you want to perform the exam, the month and date, according to a list of availability they give you during the register. The exam may be done in a few Brazilian capitals like São Paulo, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, for example. I chose São Paulo due to the high possibility of getting a flying ticket in a promotion price from Belém to there and also because I have a friend who lives there and It will be one less thing to spend with (accommodation) as I will stay at hers.
When you have finished filling out each step of the form, they request you to review to avoid any problems in the future. If your data doesn't match 100%, according to your original document in the day of the exam, you'll be unable to perform It. That's why all the attention is necessary!!
Moreover, It's important to pay attention to this tip: they don't accept identification documents that aren't a passport or national identity document (RG in Brazil) to register in the exam. that's why you don't need to try to use another identity document (like your drivers license or employment record card for example), because when it comes to the crunch they won't accept and you'll have wasted your money once they don't give the value you invested back to you.
Besides you'll be following the step-by-step process until the last confirmation with the terms and conditions.
To complete your application, you must follow the instructions of payment (deposit or bank transfer in 2 days in maximum) and send an e-mail confirming the payment with some docs attached, within 5 days after this e-mail you receive a confirmation by them of your application.
To complete your application, you must follow the instructions of payment (deposit or bank transfer in 2 days in maximum) and send an e-mail confirming the payment with some docs attached, within 5 days after this e-mail you receive a confirmation by them of your application.
Well, I'm making my application today to perform the exam on 6th May 2016. The cost of this exam is BRL 885 (Brazilian Real).
So, wish me luck!
#fingerscrossed
Jeez immigrate to England is so complicated =/ I know it is a silly question but why they want the proof of proficiency in English? I mean we know that the couple need to be able to communicate, but what happens if the guys speaks Portuguese and the lady doesn`t speak English? I know that probably you don`t know the answer, I just feel amazed how they love to complicate something that is already complicated. I think you will be fine with the exam, your English is great, I wish I could write a blog in English, I feel so lazy...lol.
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