LONDON - BRITAIN'S new government is to introduce an obligatory English language test for all non-EU immigrants seeking to join their spouse or marry here, it announced on Wednesday.
All migrants from outside the European Union will have to demonstrate 'a basic command of English that allows them to cope with everyday life before they are granted a visa,' said the Home Office.
New Prime Minister David Cameron made tightening up Britain's immigration rules a key campaign pledge ahead of the May 6 elections, after which his Conservative Party forged a coalition with the centrist Liberal Democrats. The new requirement will apply to spouses, civil partnerships, unmarried couples, same sex partners and fiances, and will be compulsory for people applying from within Britain, as well as visa applicants from abroad.
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