Henry Dillon - Life in the UK Test: Study Guide 2019 Digital Edition: The essential study guide for the British citizenship test

Thousands of people choose to make the UK their home every year. Your decision to join them in becoming a British citizen or permanent resident is only the start of what can be a long and challenging journey. The application process is complex, time-consuming and expensive.

An essential part of the process is the Life in the UK Test. This book includes the complete text of the official study materials, Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents. The test requires you to learn about British history, culture and law, based on information set by the Home Office. This book will make learning this information a lot easier.

Home Office statistics show that around three in ten people fail the test. At 50 for every test taken this is an expensive mistake, and an unnecessary one. We actively seek feedback from readers after their test so we can track how effective our guides are last year over 94% passed, 92% first time. If you closely follow the advice in this book, a pass is very achievable.

The UK is set to leave the European Union by 29th March 2019. Negotiations between the EU and the UK have been complex and ongoing. It has also triggered a great deal of domestic political discussion. The outcome of the negotiations will confirm what we, as British citizens and residents, can expect our relationship to be with the EU and EU countries. This guide contains a special section on Brexit and how it may affect you.

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This guide gives you everything you need to prepare for the Life in the UK Test:

• The complete official testable materials, which are chapters 26. The material here is exactly the same as given by the Home Office in Life in the United Kingdom: A guide for new residents .
• Free access to online tests at www.lifeintheuk.net.
• Diagrams, illustrations and appendices.

The current version of the Life in the UK Test contains a lot of dates, events and numbers. We have picked out the most complicated parts and provided illustrations to help you learn them, as well as providing extra appendices to help you study, something which you wont find in the official guide.

This guide has many parts and features, but the sections that you must focus on are the official study materials (see chapters 26). These chapters are reproduced in full from the Home Office publication, Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents. You must make sure you read and understand these chapters as the questions that you will be asked in your test are based on all of the information provided there.

The testable study materials are divided into five sections:

• The values and principles of the UK
• What is the UK?
• A long and illustrious history
• A modern, thriving society
• The UK government, the law and your role.

Chapter 1 is not testable but includes information on the questions as well as advice from people who passed the test and answers to frequently asked questions.

The other parts of this book will help you understand and learn the study materials. There are also practice tests that will help you prepare for your test by checking your knowledge.

Chapter 7 contains timelines that summarise some of the study materials. There is also an extensive glossary of words that you need to know. These are words or phrases that you will need to understand for your test. Each word or phrase is explained fully, in easy-to-understand language. As you work your way through the materials, you can use the glossary to check any terms or expressions that are not familiar to you.

Once you have finished revising the study materials, try taking the practice tests. This will help you test your knowledge and identify any topics you need to study further.

Further practice tests, along with news and up-to-date information about the material in this guide can also be found online at www.lifeintheuk.net.

When you are ready to start taking practice tests, you can use this book to claim a free subscription to the online tests at www.lifeintheuk.net/test.

Once you have created your account, follow the instructions to get a free 24-hour subscription. You can claim this free subscription as many times as you like.

The UK is in negotiations with the EU about how to implement Brexit. These negotiations will confirm what we, as British citizens and residents, can expect our future relationship to be with the EU and EU countries. To this end, we have included some answers to common questions about how Brexit may impact on the Life in the UK Test and how it will affect your life in Britain.

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THE LIFE IN THE UK TEST is designed to test your knowledge of British life and ability to use the English language.

The 3rd edition of the citizenship test was launched on 25 March 2013. This guide is for this 3rd version of the citizenship test only.

• You have 45 minutes to complete the test
• The test is made up of 24 multiple-choice questions
• Questions are chosen at random
• The pass mark is 75% (18 questions correct out of 24)
• Each attempt to pass the test costs 50 (as of October 2018)
• The test is conducted at around 60 Life in the UK Test centres across the UK
• You take the test using a computer, which is provided by the test centre

If you are applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK (also known as settlement) or British citizenship then you must demonstrate that you have sufficient knowledge of life and language in the UK. This is also called the KOL requirement.

You must do two things to meet this requirement:

• pass the Life in the UK Test AND
• have a speaking and listening qualification in English at B1 CEFR or higher, or its equivalent.

Some exemptions to the language requirements apply. For instance, if you are from a majority English speaking country, such as the USA or Australia, you are exempt. You are also exempt if you have a degree-level qualification, or higher, taught in English.

The Home Office has given some official advice as to what to study. However, the test itself is still very much shrouded in secrecy. The following advice is based on feedback from our readers people like you who have taken the test and our personal experience of taking the test. It is intended to help you plan your studies, and not to provide shortcuts!

The questions in your test will be based on the whole book, including [Chapter 2], so make sure you study the entire book thoroughly (see ).

The questions in your test could be drawn from any part of chapters 26. For example, they may be on the values and principles of the UK explained in Chapter 2 alongside the information about the test itself. You may get questions on the Second World War or Parliament today, both of which are covered at length. But you may also be asked about the Statute of Rhuddlan (see ), both of which are only mentioned briefly.