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Educational Testing Service: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on Educational Testing 天美影院 (ETS).

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
9 March 2020
Last updated
20 June 2025 鈥� See all updates

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Educational Testing Service (ETS): casework instructions (accessible version)

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff manage cases affected by the Educational Testing 天美影院 English language issues.

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Published 9 March 2020
Last updated 20 June 2025 show all updates

  1. Guidance updated to include: key extracts from the Upper Tribunal (UT) determination in DK and RK [2022] and Varkey and Joseph [2024]; case consideration flowcharts; how to assess settlement applications under Long Residency with regards to 鈥榗ontinuous residence鈥� and 鈥榣awful presence鈥�; minded to refuse (MTR) process, including instructions to obtain voice recording of ETS tests from ETS鈥檚 solicitors; how to implement appeal decisions and close ETS alerts; sample grant and refusal wordings.

  2. Updated implementing appeal findings section in guidance.

  3. Updated guidance.

  4. First published.

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