About Life in the UK Test

Life in the UK test is a very short test that is designed to check that whether any applicant is eligible to earn a citizenship for living in the UK. Also, the test checks whether any person is fit to adapt to the way of life in the Great Britain.

The test basically evaluates the same by testing the person's knowledge of the English language. The second thing tested is the knowledge of the applicant about the customs and institutions in UK and some more important things a citizen must understand.

Entitled fully as Knowledge of Life in the UK test, commonly people know the same as Life in the UK test and it's referred same way in the book as well. The handbook has chapters second to sixth from the Home Offices life in the United Kingdom. The handbook is mandatory for preparation and the mentioned chapters are usually from which questions are asked.

When first introduced in the year 2005, people knew the test as the citizenship test because it was a test taken by people residing in the UK to acquire permanent citizenship of the place. The test was also referred by some as the Britishness test, as it was intended for people trying to become British. But in 2007 the government finally named it as the Life in the UK test for immigrants who wished to acquire permanent British Citizenship.

Any person who applies for the test for permanent citizenship of the UK after 2nd April 2007 is intended to take and qualify the test. Passing the test is mandatory to acquire citizenship, even if the person has cleared all the other requirements.

A Journey to Citizenship Handbook and Life in the United Kingdom were revised in April 2007. The purpose of revision was to make the test easier and accessible for applicants and people who do not have English as their native language. The reason included changing the content and chapters of the book.

So, if planning to take this test, make sure you are preparing from the revised edition which is clearly mentioned on the book's cover.