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.
Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
- 14 APR 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
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
- 10 MAR 2026Petition created
Background
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 .