Migrants will reportedly be expected to learn higher standards of English to work in Britain and wait for longer before they can settle permanently under the Government’s new immigration proposals.

The CEFR organises language proficiency in six levels, A1 to C2, which can be regrouped into three broad levels: Basic User, Independent User and Proficient User, and that can be further subdivided ...

Migrants wanting to get a British visa will have to pass A-Level-standard English tests, ministers revealed today. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said it was 'unacceptable' for arrivals to be 'unable ...