UK to require immigrant partners to be able to speak English--BBC

6/9/10, BBC: "Ministers are bringing forward to the autumn measures requiring many immigrants marrying UK citizens to prove they have a command of English.

• The measures, which Labour had planned to introduce in July 2011, will apply to partners coming
  
• to the UK from areas outside the EU, such as South Asia.

• Home Secretary Theresa May said the move would "help promote integration"....

Under the new rules, anyone from outside the EU applying for a visa to join their spouse or partner will have to prove they have a

• basic command of English, to help them get by in daily life, before their application is approved....

At present, visa applicants have to show only that their marriage or partnership is genuine and that

• they can financially support themselves."...