An Indian woman,Alexandria Rintoul,visa application was rejected by authorities in the United Kingdom because her English-language proficiency is much higher than what is required by the immigration department, she claimed in a Facebook post.
Alexandria, who is originally from Shillong, Meghalaya, passed an advanced version of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), but the visa requirement is for a much easier exam.
“Some applicants for visas to settle in the UK need to pass an English language test at an approved centre that is specified in
the immigration rules,” a Home Office spokeswoman told the BBC.
“Mrs Rintoul failed to do this and also failed to submit the necessary supporting evidence for her application. It is open to her to reapply under the Priority Visa Service,” the spokeswoman said.
In her post, Rintoul said the immigration department also shared their doubts over her English as she was coming from a country which is not listed in the majority English-speaking countries.
She was set to join her husband Bobby Rintoul, a Scottish national, for Christmas.
“The UK government should at least give a partner, dependent or spouse visa a chance to avoid getting refused. And they should be very, very (politically) careful about what they say on the letter.
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