Boing Boing: UK institutes ridiculously difficult English-proficiency test for English-speaking immigrants

Sunday, August 22, 2004

UK institutes ridiculously difficult English-proficiency test for English-speaking immigrants

Immigrants to the UK from English-speaking countries such as Canada and Australia must pass an English proficiency test in order to gain UK citizenship. The test is apparently very stringent:

According to one report two Australians, including a knight who has lived in Britain for 44 years and a writer with a degree in English, have been rejected under the new rules.

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posted by Cory Doctorow at 04:20:34 AM permalink | Other blogs' comments

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