Guardian: UK test risks 'keeping couples apart'

Thomas Huddleston, co-ordinator of the Migrant Integration Policy Indexin Brussels, says that to be granted settlement most countries require lower language skills than the B1 test. Only Denmark, Estonia and Germany explicitly require B1 or higher, and for permanent residence most countries only require the less demanding levels A1 or A2.
The new requirements for the UK are set to be introduced in October 2013. They are part of a range of changes that the government has announced on immigration, including a minimum income requirement for some categories of British sponsors of spouse visa applicants of around $40,000 a year...
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