Life in the UK Test

For those people who have moved to the UK from other parts of the world, becoming part of Great Britain is slightly more different than those born here. This is actually a reciprocal equation, if a British person was looking to move abroad and obtain a foreign citizenship, say Australian for example, they would also be subject to certain regulations, requirements and criteria. One of the specifics of becoming a UK citizen is passing the Life in the UK Test. This is a special test, given to new citizenship applicants, in order to exam and affirm their knowledge and understanding of the values, workings, history and lifestyle philosophy of Great Britain. Of course, the test is passable, and people won’t have to spend two semesters attending a prep course for it. All it takes is carefully reading through the Life in the UK Guidebook – its current third edition, available for less than fifteen pounds in good online book stores.

The Life in the UK Test is a no-nonsense examination of how much new applicants know and understand about the United Kingdom. The questions on the test aren’t trivia like who was the preferred man and van removal company that got you here, but actual facts and events that have shaped British history and the Kingdom’s modern life. In general the test covers a number of essential areas and topics such as:

Actual process of becoming a UK citizen or permanent resident;
The values, morals, traditions and principles of the UK;
The events and people that have shaped the UK’s history and development;
The UK Government and law;
Community involvement of new applicants;

Booking the Life in the UK test is easy and can be done online through the UK’s official government site – the only place to do this online. Sitting the test will cost you a flat fee of fifty pounds. The test must be booked at least seven days in advance of actual sitting day. There are a total of sixty test centres scattered throughout the UK, people must choose from five nearest ones and attend the closest one of the five available. The test takes forty five minutes, in that time slot applicants must answer twenty four questions in total. The passing threshold or success rate must be over seventy five percent. If passed the test, applicants will be sent a ‘pass notification letter’ in the mail – the original letter must be kept and presented to authorities at the time of applying for an actual citizenship certificate. Letter must be kept safe – only one copy supplied, no replacements available. In order to sit the test, applicants must show a valid ID showing the exact same name under which the test was booked.

There are certain groups of individuals who do not need to take or pass the Life in the UK Test, these are people under the ager of eighteen (18), and seniors over the age of sixty five (65). The test must be sat and passed only once, there will be no need to resit the test if the citizenship application is successful.

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