The High Court has ruled that the English Language Requirement for spouses and partners of those settled in the UK is lawful.
Mr Justice Beatson dismissed the case brought by Mrs Chapti on the basis that it is not disproportionate to expect people coming to settle in the UK with their spouses to speak and understand English at a basic level.
Despite many organisations claiming that the English Language Requirement interfered with the right to family life, the case was thrown out and spouses wanting to settle in the UK will be expected to sit and pass an English test at the level of A1 on the CEFR.
So it looks like the English Language Requirement is here to stay for the foreseeable future. I hope that the UK Border Agency don’t decide to raise the English Language Requirement following their victory as we don’t want to see even more couples separated.
