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Good to see Dave showing a bit of backbone this morning. Bout time.
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Injera • January 18, 2016 9:08 PM GMT
New rules will mean that, from October, people coming to the UK on five-year spousal visas will have to take a test half way through that period to show they are making efforts to improve their English.
Asked what would happen to those who failed, Mr Cameron said: "They can't guarantee that they'll be able to stay."
Cameron:
He later expanded, saying that if they were not found to be making progress after two-and-a-half years there would be no guarantee they would be able to "go to the full stage and retain their visa".
The BBC's political correspondent Alex Forsyth said the government was absolutely not suggesting people could be deported if they failed to reach the required level, but that language skills would be one factor taken into account when deciding whether to extend a person's right to remain.
Source: BBC.
So they have 2 1/2 years to prove they're 'making progress'. Laugh or Cry
Hold on a wee minute, I guess I misheard Dave's words this morning. I thought the 5 year process was to start immediately?
No worries, my desert Jeehab is on order - now you see me now you ...
New rules will mean that, from October, people coming to the UK on five-year spousal visas will have to take a test half way through that period to show they are making efforts to improve their English.
Asked what would happen to those who failed, Mr Cameron said: "They can't guarantee that they'll be able to stay."
Cameron:
He later expanded, saying that if they were not found to be making progress after two-and-a-half years there would be no guarantee they would be able to "go to the full stage and retain their visa".
The BBC's political correspondent Alex Forsyth said the government was absolutely not suggesting people could be deported if they failed to reach the required level, but that language skills would be one factor taken into account when deciding whether to extend a person's right to remain.
Source: BBC.
So they have 2 1/2 years to prove they're 'making progress'. Laugh or Cry
Hold on a wee minute, I guess I misheard Dave's words this morning. I thought the 5 year process was to start immediately?
No worries, my desert Jeehab is on order - now you see me now you ...
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