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Spouse - functional English Knowledge

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#1 ·
Hello Freinds,

My husband is primary applicant in our case. & we have been asked to submit proof of functional English for secondary (spouse) applicant. We have submited the request letter along with degree & Master degeree certificates , transcripts etc to proove the english language ability. Is that sufficient or we should take the other options ? Other options are IELTS or Aus $ 2000+ english class upon arrival in ausi.

Pls help if anyeone faced this situation before.

Thanks.
 
#2 ·
Hi:

If your degrees and certificates are all from USA then the degrees are sufficient. They would ask you to sit an IELTS test if your degree was only from a non-English speaking country. If you CO requires more information beyond your degrees he/she will ask for them.
 
#3 ·
Hi eva, u hv to provide ielts results or proof that u hv studied in english medium.
For Indians IELTS is mandatory but few people manage with just proofs like letter frm the school/college that you finished ur studies in english medium. It depends on the case officer, they can still ask for IELTS if not satisfied by the proofs provided but the norms are IELTS for both primary and secondary applicant.

we thot of providing proofs for me since i am the secondary applicant but our agent suggested against it. he asked us to go for the IELTS in any case..
 
#4 ·
Actually in the request letter it was mentioned abt functional english of spouse. We sent a request letter to case officer along with degree & master degree marksheets. We requested to waive off the english language requirement. We got the confirmation that all the papers were delivered to CO. However didnt get any confirmation on whether our request was accepted by CO or not.

My only worry is CO should not reject our application just becuase of english requuirement of secondary applicant.

Thanks,
 
#5 ·
i dont think it matters if you have masters degree or not! if you have passport from english as main language country you dont need to take ielts!
but if you are from another country you have to take ielts test!
i think it is abit cheeky to ask them to waive of the english language requirement,maybe the case officer will think also!
 
#7 ·
hi there! ok sorry! yes this may affect your application it may be refused because you didnt submit ielts and tried to waive the english requirements,

if you have a degree?and masters degree? i am sure ielts test would be very easy for you? your best option would be to do the ielts test and then submit application,then you wouldnt have the problem worrying about things,
 
#8 ·
Following is the information on request letter from DIAC.

<SEconadry applicant XYZ> is required to provide evidence of functional English. Please refer to the enclosed information sheet. They may choose to pay the appropriate English Education Charge (EEC) rather than sit the test. If you wish to take up this option, please advise the GSM Adelaide office.

Which means I can still choose option to pay the EEC charges without sitting in the test.
 
#10 ·
I am not trying to avoid it. Actually now I dont have any other option. I cant sit IELTS as they will not accept the result becuase IELTS is not taken prior to application date.

Anyways, I have been asked to provide FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE of ENGLISH for secondary applicant. Which has options to provide following documents

1. atleast 2 yrs degree course conducted in English
2. IELTS with atleast 4.5 in all bands
3. Pay fees for english classes at the time of visa.

so I dont think I need to panic. I've provided my degree course certificates etc & probably I will write to CO that I am also willing to pay the english class fees.

So Problem is SOlved .....wooo ...hooo
 
#14 ·
Immi2aus

Dont get panic. I was in same situation. I attached all the university letters , degree certificate etc for secondary applicant. I also informed DIAC that if this proofs doesnt work then I will pay english education charges. I got the reply back from DIAC that my request has been accepted.

As far AS Primary applicant documents are perfect , I dont think secondary applicant should be any problem.
 
#16 ·
Hi Eva - usa, Did you get a closure on your case? I am contemplating the same thing for my husband who is a secondary applicant. While he will sit for the exam if required, I am trying to see if his secondary education in English will be counted as evidence since he has completed Masters and PhD in English. can you clarify if your case worked out without IELTS?
 
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