Do you deserve to live in the UK

[Chuffy]

[quote name='swee'pea99']"In which year did married women get the right to divorce their husband?"

FFS.[/QUOTE]
1991 if I remember correctly.

 

[Wigsie]

Oh and forgot to mention, BEFORE my wife could apply for citizenship (her adopted father is british) she had to apply for Indefinate leave to remain which was another £450.....

 

[Noodley]

You don't count. Freak.

That may be true. But as you pack your bags to leave just remember I'll be a freak taking your jobs, your women and your houses

 

[karen.488walker]

Only 10 for me

You can adopt me if you want, my names Luke, and I don't mind changing my middle name, if I get to stay in the country.

I don't really fancy marrying Noodley

Are you young enough to adopt? I'm a bit of a grumpy mum. Bit of a long way to go for a name that you could just change via deed poll.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Can anyone give me a lift to the airport please?

 

[Wigsie]

Can anyone give me a lift to the airport please?

Plenty of us leaving, could get an awesome peleton going on the way to Terminal 5!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I'm on the way!!!

 

[redjedi]

Are you young enough to adopt? I'm a bit of a grumpy mum. Bit of a long way to go for a name that you could just change via deed poll.

Probably not at 28 yrs old, and my mum may not be too happy.

Just noticed that you didn't qualify to be British either, so it would be a waste of time.

Guess I'm stuck with Noodley

What do I do with my Union Jack boxers?

 

[Noodley]

Guess I'm stuck with Noodley

What do I do with my Union Jack boxers?

Oh, I'm sure I could come up with something

 

[punkypossum]

I scored 13 out of 24 as well, so another classic fail - I keep debating whether to take the real thing or not, but the amount of money involved is just scary! Especially as I would have to go on a language course as well, and take another test for that. Not even a chance of just taking the test without doing the course apparently - you have to do both! And it's only that stupid piece of paper that counts as proof of your ability to speak English, the fact that you might have lived here for ages, or, in my case, have a degree from a british uni, is clearly not good enough! I can understand that they expect people to speak the language, but why this total ridiculous blanket policy that everyone has to go on a course?
Sorry, stupid question, I suppose the answer starts with M and ends in -oney.... grumble, grumble, grumble!

At least they appear to (and I might be wrong on this one) have got rid of the "permanent leave to remain" thing - I got the form for it a few years back, lost the will to live and never sent it back!

 

[swee'pea99]

Oh and forgot to mention, BEFORE my wife could apply for citizenship (her adopted father is british) she had to apply for Indefinate leave to remain which was another £450.....

My old man, a kiwi who'd lived here since 1954, had to get a new right to reside stamp every time he got a new (NZ) passport. Up till the last one, four years ago, it had always cost a fiver or something. Last time, £165.

 

[Keith Oates]

Another failure here, does that mean I can't go back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[yello]

Failed!

To be honest, there were very very few I knew the answer to. Most I just guessed. I never remember numbers, percentages, etc.

Edit: can someone tell me what this test is actually for? I mean, does anyone need to take it?

 

[gavintc]

My wife a Canadian and now a Brit citizen after having passed this test, found it ridiculous. I helped her through the test prep. there is a manual which you simply learn by rote. The relationship to normal life is pretty tenuous.

She now uses the questions as an ice-breaker when she is delivering training. It creates a fair degree of amusement.

 

[Wigsie]

Not even a chance of just taking the test without doing the course apparently - you have to do both! And it's only that stupid piece of paper that counts as proof of your ability to speak English, the fact that you might have lived here for ages, or, in my case, have a degree from a british uni, is clearly not good enough! I can understand that they expect people to speak the language, but why this total ridiculous blanket policy that everyone has to go on a course?
Sorry, stupid question, I suppose the answer starts with M and ends in -oney.... grumble, grumble, grumble!

At least they appear to (and I might be wrong on this one) have got rid of the "permanent leave to remain" thing - I got the form for it a few years back, lost the will to live and never sent it back!

I feel your pain Punky, the leave to remain forms are awefull the nationalisation ones are just as bad... it is just all about the M word. My wife's second language is English (1st is Afrikaans) but her english is better than mine, can't remember how I got round it sorry, not much help.

Failed!

To be honest, there were very very few I knew the answer to. Most I just guessed. I never remember numbers, percentages, etc.

Edit: can someone tell me what this test is actually for? I mean, does anyone need to take it?

Anyone who Qualifies for and wants to become a british citizen must take it. My Wife's family came over from South Africa 12 Years ago, herbrother was 15 at the time and as their adopted father is english he was auromatically given citizenship, she was 20 at the time so had to apply for visa's every few years until she qualified for indefinate leave and citizenship.

The test is to apparently 'prove' that the applicant has sufficient knowledge of life in the UK (translated to: the applicant is able to give £1,500 to the Government and can remember paragraphs of nonsense).