Life in the UK Test

Free practice questions and study materials for the Life in the UK test; based on book 'Life in the United Kingdom – A Guide for New Residents'.

Applications made for British Nationality and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR – settlement) should be accompanied with the evidence of knowledge of language and life in the UK (KoLL) unless exempt. Applicants will be required to: pass the Life in the UK test; and to have a speaking and listening qualification in English at B1 CEFR or higher, or its equivalent (for applications made on or after 28 October 2013) Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information, mistakes can occur and therefore no guarantees are given. In the event of any issues, please let us know and we will act accordingly. Having problems? Please contact us. Get it on Google Play

Practice tests

You will have 24 random questions from our 350+ question database and you will be given 45 minutes to complete the test. Questions are not from the real test but they are close enough to test yourself.

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Study materials

Study materials are based on third edition (2013) of the official book 'Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents’ and reproduced with the permission of Office of Public Sector Information.

Chapter 1 : The values and principles of the UK
Chapter 2 : What is the UK
Chapter 3 : A long and illustrious history
Chapter 4 : A modern, thriving story
Chapter 5 : The UK government, the law and your role

UK Visas and Immigration

Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workers 31/01/2025
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: students 31/01/2025
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance: Offender management: caseworker guidance 31/01/2025
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Guidance: Apply for a visa under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme 31/01/2025
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members who wish to come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
Indefinite leave to remain (permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection, Discretionary or Section 67 Leave) 30/01/2025
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or Discretionary Leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.
Guidance: Information booklet for asylum applications 30/01/2025
Information booklet for those who have registered, or are considering registering, an asylum application in the UK.
Form: Register as a British citizen - UK-born stateless person (form S3) 30/01/2025
Register for British citizenship if you're a stateless person born in the UK or a British overseas territory on or after 1 January 1983.
Guidance: Youth Mobility Scheme visa: ballot system 30/01/2025
This guidance explains who needs to enter the ballot before applying for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa and how the ballot system works.
Guidance: Biometric information: caseworker guidance 30/01/2025
Immigration staff guidance on managing an applicant's biometric information.
Guidance: Peru: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visa 30/01/2025
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Peru for your UK visa application.
Guidance: Tanzania: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visa 30/01/2025
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Tanzania for your UK visa application.
Guidance: Using the 'UK ETA' app 29/01/2025
Information on using the app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.
Guidance: Visit the UK as part of a French school trip 29/01/2025
The France-UK school trip travel information form allows you to bring a group of children from a school in France to the UK.
Guidance: Visit: caseworker guidance 29/01/2025
Immigration staff guidance about the different visitor categories for visiting the UK and how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases.
Guidance: Revocation of protection status: caseworker guidance 29/01/2025
Immigration staff guidance explaining when a person's protection status may be revoked and the policy and procedures to follow.
Form: Register as a British citizen (form B(OTA)) 29/01/2025
Register as a British Citizen if you're a British overseas territories citizen, British Overseas citizen, British protected person, British subject or British National (Overseas).
Form: Settle in the UK as a Grenfell Tower survivor: form SET(GT) 29/01/2025
Form to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK if you were granted limited leave under the Grenfell immigration policy for survivors.
Form: Become a British citizen by naturalisation (form AN) 29/01/2025
Apply for citizenship by naturalisation if you live in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory or if you live elsewhere and want to apply by post.
Form: Register as a British Overseas Territories citizen (form BOTC(M)) 29/01/2025
Application to become a British Overseas Territories citizen (BOTC) and British citizen by a person born before 1983 to a British mother (form BOTC(M)).
Form: Register as a British Overseas Territories citizen (form BOTC (F)) 29/01/2025
Application for registration as a British Overseas Territories citizen and British citizen by a person whose parents were not married (form BOTC(F)).