> Having been born and mostly brought up in the UK I still sat the IELTS
> test. The reason being that I had no evidence whatsoever of primary
> school education (I'm amazed anyone does).
>
> If I had an anglosaxon sounding name I probably wouldn't have bothered
> but I decided I would do it many months ago to just avoid any
> potential hassle nearer visa grant time. £90, although annoying, is
> not really a significant expense in the whole visa process and the
> test itself should be very straightforward for most native english
> speakers. I scored 9's with no preparation at all.
>
> Best of luck to you! Don't forget - it makes for some amusing stories.
> My mates in Australia (and the UK of course) can't believe I sat an
> English test!!
I know, but I thought I had left all of that nonsence behind me the
day I left school.
There's no way I'm going to live it down.....
I'll be sitting back oneday (on my new boat, sipping cocktails in
the sunset) laughing at myself and all the stress I went through to
get there!!!!
The boats a (wet) dream by the way!!!
Sorry, but I couldn't resist.
I'll keep you posted on the outcome
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