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: Changes to the commercial partner visa application services 13/11/2024
Details of which visa application centres will change commercial partner and how it affects your visa application.
Guidance: Right to work checks: an employer's guide 13/11/2024
How to carry out right to work checks, why you need to do them, and which documents you can use.
Refugee integration loan 13/11/2024
Apply for a refugee integration loan if you're over 18 and you're either a refugee, you've been given humanitarian protection or you're the dependant of a refugee or someone who's been given humanitarian protection - what you'll get, how you're paid, eligibility, how to apply
Guidance: Pakistan: country policy and information notes 13/11/2024
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workers 13/11/2024
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: students 13/11/2024
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance: Calais leave: caseworker guidance 13/11/2024
Immigration staff guidance on how to process and assess asylum claims related to the clearance of the Calais camp.
Visa to pass through the UK in transit 13/11/2024
Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
Prove you have right of abode in the UK 13/11/2024
Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.
Guidance: Bangladesh: country policy and information notes 12/11/2024
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance: Living in the UK: applying from within the UK 11/11/2024
Guidance for applicants already in the UK. It explains the steps to applying for and being granted permission to live in the UK.
Guidance: Afghanistan: country policy and information notes 11/11/2024
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance: Illegal working closure notice and compliance orders 11/11/2024
Guidance for frontline staff on illegal working closure notices and compliance orders.
Guidance: Immigration Rules archive: 10 October 2024 to 7 November 2024 11/11/2024
Immigration Rules archive for 10 October 2024 to 7 November 2024.
UK visa sponsorship for employers 11/11/2024
UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
Contact UK Visas and Immigration for help 11/11/2024
How to contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) for help with your application or immigration account, from inside and outside the UK.
Immigration reporting centres 11/11/2024
You need to attend appointments at an immigration reporting centre if you do not have permission to stay in the UK: you could face penalties if you do not attend an appointment.
Guidance: Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) 08/11/2024
Detention services order 20/2012 on dealing with MAPPA offenders.
Guidance: Student sponsor guidance 08/11/2024
How to apply for a Student sponsor licence and how to sponsor a student.
Guidance: Assessing age for asylum applicants: caseworker guidance 08/11/2024
Immigration staff guidance on assessing the age of an applicant when they claim to be a child.