Rejected petition Stop the new English requirement from B1 to B2 for family visa (spouse, visa )

Stop the new English requirement from B1 to B2 for family visa (spouse, visa ) This will affect families who already live here and married to a British citizen , you do not need B2 to live in the uk , even a lot of British people can’t get this high level of education.

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It will be affecting the family for example if a woman married to a British man and her children were born here but she can’t get this very high level education B2 . Even English people can’t get this degree this is not acceptable .

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The following petitions call for similar actions:

Scrap ILR B2 English requirements for people already in the UK on family visas
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/753141

Keep B1 English for Skilled Worker visa holders; B2 only for new applicants
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/763801

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Date submitted 10 March 2026
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