• Quick facts about the test
• ‘Knowledge of language and life’ requirement for skilled workers
• Who needs to take the test - Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
• Who needs to take the test - Citizenship
• Spouses and partners
• Are there new books for 2012?
• What to study for the test
• I’ve passed my test. What are the next steps?
• Citizenship applications summary

• Your choices for studying for the Life in the UK test
• 7 top tips from people who have passed the Life in the UK test
• Study Techniques and Tips
• Difficult Chapters
• Life in the UK Study Checklist

• Book Your Test

• Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
• Absences during your qualifying residence period for ILR
• Fees for settlement (ILR) applications
• Using the Settlement Checking Service (SCS)
• Applying for citizenship
• Absences during your qualifying residence period for citizenship
• Fees for citizenship applications
• Using the Nationality Checking Service (NCS)
• About your Citizenship ceremony
• Applying for your passport

Your choices for studying for the Life in the UK test

When you study for the Life in the UK test you have a number of options on what to buy, what to read and how best to learn for your test.

The material that has to be learnt for the test is determined and provided by the Home Office. It produces a publication called Life in the United Kingdom: A journey to citizenship. You are required to learn all of chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this publication for your test. The publication has a recommended retail price of £9.99.

The material provided by the Home Office is lengthy and quite complex. As an alternative, Red Squirrel Publishing provides a wide range of products and services to help you learn for your test. These products and services have been developed and designed by us with one goal in mind: to help you pass your test first time.

Life in the UK Test: Study Guides

The first is our Life in the UK Test: Study Guide series, which retails for £7.99. This series also includes the Life in the UK Test: Study Guide & CD ROM, which retails for £12.99, and lets you recreate the test at home and includes hundreds more questions. The study guides contain chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the official Home Office publication, Life in the UK: A journey to citizenship; reprinted in full. It also includes a series of study tools to make it easier for you learn this core information:

• chapter introductions to alert you to what to look for as you read
• updated section containing trusted advice and answers to common questions from people who have successfully passed the test
• information on announced changes to citizenship and immigration laws
• tips and warnings, which provide advice that can make learning easier and will help you avoid common mistakes
• a calendar of the key dates in the text, and an extensive glossary of words and terms to help you understand anything you are unsure about
• practice tests, in exactly the same style and format as the real test, so that you can check whether you are ready to take the Life in the UK test.

The second is our Life in the UK Test: Practice Questions, which retails for £5.99. This publication contains 17 practice tests, which are in the same style as the Life in the UK test. By taking the practice tests you will be able to measure how well you know the study material and know when you are ready to take your real test. Also contained are three additional tests, which contain questions specific to candidates taking the test in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Online practice tests

If you have a study guide already and you are looking for a way to test your knowledge then check out our online tests. The tests are based on a database of nearly 1,000 questions and have already helped hundreds of thousands of people prepare for their test.

Subscriptions start from as little as £4 and you can take as many tests as you want whilst your subscription is active.

Free subscriptions to the online tests are also available to anyone who buys a copy of the Life in the UK Test: Study Guide, Life in the UK Test: Study Guide & CD ROM or Life in the UK Test: Practice Questions.

You can take advantage of this offer by registering your purchase on the online tests page.