Dear Sir,

I am currently in UK as a student doing NVQ Level 4. My employer just offered to give me a work permit as a senior carer. But I am told to get IELTS in order to process my application. I have previously done IELTS but I did the exam 2 years before and the result is not valid now as 2 years have passed. I checked for doing the IELTS exam but I was told that the result will not come in 2 weeks time and I need the results before 2 weeks as I am told that there is no senior carer visa after 6th April. What can I do in these circumstances? Please help me

Preethy, Woking

Dear Preethy,

IELTS is only one of the English qualifications which can be used for scoring points in Tier 2 visa applications. There is another test called The Certificate in English Language Test ( CIELT) which also is accredited by the UKBA for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Visas. The test is offered by a college called College of excellence in Greenford, Middlesex. As far as I am aware you can get the result of the test in the same day. I normally recommend this test to those visa applicants who approach me for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Visa application. The telephone no of the college is 0208 575 5145. I therefore suggest you to contact this college and do the exam at the earliest possible date. All the best wishes

Solicitor Paul John