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Language requirement

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

nounCommon term

In immigration & visas, language requirement means: A rule that applicants must prove a certain level in the country's language, usually with an approved test or a qualification.

In Turkish: dil şartı, dil yeterliliği şartı

How it is used

Found in many visa, settlement and citizenship routes. The level is often given on the CEFR scale, for example A2 or B1, and only certain tests and test centres may be accepted. A degree taught in English sometimes meets the requirement.

Example sentences

  1. To meet the language requirement, I took an approved English test at B1 level.

  2. Children under a certain age are exempt from the language requirement.

Common collocations

  • meet the language requirement
  • English language requirement
  • approved language test
  • exempt from the requirement
  • citizenship testAn exam about a country's history, laws, government and way of life that many countries require before granting citizenship or permanent residence.
  • naturalisationThe legal process by which a foreign citizen becomes a citizen of the country where they live, usually after several years of residence.
  • student visaA visa that allows you to live in a country for the length of a course at a school, college or university there.
  • skilled workerA worker with qualifications, training or experience in a particular job, often the target of special visa routes for jobs that are hard to fill.

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