This briefing provides an overview of the progress of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2019-21. It has been updated from section 3 onwards, in advance of consideration of Lords amendments on 19 October.
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TOEIC visa cancellations (185 KB, PDF)
Applicants for certain visas and for settlement in the UK need to prove their knowledge of English as part of the eligibility requirements. Not all visas require proof of English language skills, but it is a criterion for eligibility for most long-term visas and for settlement. Knowledge of English may be shown by passing an approved test.
On 10 February 2014 the BBC’s Panorama programme exposed cheating in some colleges which administer the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) for non-EEA students. In response the Home Office revoked or curtailed the visas of thousands of students it suspected of fraud. The evidence on which the Home Office relied in these visa decisions has been called into question, leading critics to claim that many individuals were falsely accused of cheating by the Home Office.
Documents to download
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TOEIC visa cancellations (185 KB, PDF)
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A Westminster Hall Debate on e-petition 321862 relating to immigration is scheduled for Monday 19 October 2020. The debate will be opened by Tom Hunt MP.
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This briefing provides background to changes to UK visa requirements affecting non-British family members of British citizens living in the UK, which the Government plans will take effect from late March 2022. It also summarises campaigners' calls for a change of policy, and related debates during the passage of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2019-21.
