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  • To get a British passport, foreign nationals have to pass a citizenship test. But an exclusive BBC investigation reveals that criminal gangs are charging desperate migrants thousands of pounds to cheat.
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  • @bbclondon
    @bbclondon  5 лет назад +14

    Subscribe to BBC London: bit.ly/2Gd18gB

    • @jimjimmy4105
      @jimjimmy4105 5 лет назад +5

      Do I need a tv license to watch this ?

    • @CalvinWongHKG
      @CalvinWongHKG 3 года назад

      @@jimjimmy4105 it's just 1080p, any 4k/8k qualty shows?

    • @abdirage6439
      @abdirage6439 3 года назад

      @Fester Smyth 49p

    • @andreirosca1733
      @andreirosca1733 3 года назад

      BBC, gang members really, bru I'm hustling in Peckham and Brixton there are gang members, poor journalists

    • @misskhanitthakumrong3901
      @misskhanitthakumrong3901 Год назад

      Hello 🍁❤❤❤❤❤❤🍁

  • @kenedii_favored_blessed
    @kenedii_favored_blessed 5 лет назад +1829

    A lot of born & bred Brits would fail the test though 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @JosephGibson
      @JosephGibson 5 лет назад +123

      Yes, but give them the handbooks etc to read up on it and study, they'll pass. It's not like those people aren't given the tools and means to learn.

    • @MohammedAli-zh8kf
      @MohammedAli-zh8kf 5 лет назад +5

      Beyond Blessed & Highly Favored no that’s not true mate, I helped so many people to pass, because I know most of the questions

    • @kenedii_favored_blessed
      @kenedii_favored_blessed 5 лет назад +3

      @@MohammedAli-zh8kf what isn't true?

    • @jayd7837
      @jayd7837 5 лет назад +4

      Hahaha that made Laff

    • @soolabinl6029
      @soolabinl6029 5 лет назад +25

      U mean the Jeremy Kyle show crowd?

  • @mytourta0
    @mytourta0 3 года назад +232

    One of the funniest question is “what time the pubs open in UK”. I can’t stop laughing!

  • @wildnfree101
    @wildnfree101 4 года назад +160

    2:05 I'm a born in England, British citizen and I had no idea who did those paintings, am I at risk of losing my citizenship. Surely that question is a bit pointless unless you are into art and or history.

    • @Skitdora2010
      @Skitdora2010 3 года назад +1

      @T Iger Don't worry, the answer is most always C. And when you see always, or never that is always the wrong answer unless it's a defined fact like the freezing point of water.

    • @matthewyabsley
      @matthewyabsley 3 года назад +6

      That is the problem when you set these kinds of things up. Every arse in the world wants to interject their own ideas of "Britishness" onto others. Very few people on the committees grew up on a rough council estate.

    • @AtticusDenzil
      @AtticusDenzil 3 года назад +1

      there are a lot of pointless questions on the test, for example questions regarding TV shows, football, religion ...
      history is important, but paintings aren't direct representation of what happen in UK's history and you don't

    • @Keenangoal
      @Keenangoal 3 года назад +11

      @@AtticusDenzil what relevance is history about the Middle Ages for a front line Nurse who’s worked here 5 years ?
      Nothing more than a money making scam to raise money for the government

    • @andrzejsalski1484
      @andrzejsalski1484 3 года назад +1

      There is many people who cannot also read or write,if you know what to learn before the test,it’s nothing but work that needs to be done to pass

  • @banter9514
    @banter9514 5 лет назад +449

    So where can I find these guys for my GCSEs?

  • @HammadAhmed.
    @HammadAhmed. 5 лет назад +631

    I heard 21 savage did this...

  • @fal218
    @fal218 5 лет назад +293

    I think that the queen can’t answer her self 🤣.

    • @nbkill3r1
      @nbkill3r1 5 лет назад +9

      I think that the Queen is quite smart, compared to all the other pricks that can t read a damn 150 pages book. I passed the test based on my general knowledge. If you can t , at least read and understand 150, most of them with pictures, I think you don t deserve it.

    • @thecomebackking737
      @thecomebackking737 5 лет назад +4

      Gogu Sclipici correct , I studied the book and it took me 10 mins to answer all correctly . Very easy

    • @sarahharris2729
      @sarahharris2729 4 года назад +2

      yeah....like the paintings question

    • @rmz1661
      @rmz1661 3 года назад

      Stop disrespecting Her Majesty like that 😡

    • @mastab8_tcg
      @mastab8_tcg 3 года назад

      She was a vehicle mechanic during WW2

  • @The_Blueyonder
    @The_Blueyonder 4 месяца назад +3

    Every person that has taken a test with this company should be invalidated.

  • @charlespointlee
    @charlespointlee 5 лет назад +48

    A friend just took it in London, and the test proctor checked his ears before he could take the test

    • @djisamsoe1929
      @djisamsoe1929 3 месяца назад

      I've attended the Japanese Special Skill Worker exam yesterday (and thanks God I'm passed that). It's one of the requirements for applying Japan's Special Skilled Worker visa
      In this exam, before entering test room, Instead of checking ear, the proctors will check your glasses if u wear one, because there had been a case of some candidate attended using SPY GLASSES (so they able to record the questions secretly, make a pdf of it + provided the key answers, then sell it to those who want to attending that exam too), it's real, so the countermeasure has been taken since that. You aren't allowed to bring anything inside, no additional clothing like jacket or vest, pocket must be empty, your accessories (watch, glasses, earrings, hairpin, etc) will be checked to make sure it's not equipped with hidden mic or cam.
      Yeah, some people that live in poor & even in-conflict countries want to move to better countries so bad. Like the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, etc. They agree to do anything, willing to pay thousands to mafia / syndicate to "guarantee & secure" the process.

  • @rapidman1376
    @rapidman1376 5 лет назад +25

    Caught red handed and allowed to stay in the UK? sickening

  • @a-1286
    @a-1286 5 лет назад +111

    I did this test long time ago and it was so freaking hard, asking you questions that most of the people born in the UK can not even answer.

    • @makhan4908
      @makhan4908 Год назад +5

      I’m a phd grad studied English language, literature, British history and modern sciences and couldn’t pass it

    • @jokeruiner4481
      @jokeruiner4481 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@makhan4908you tried again?

    • @LB-uo7xy
      @LB-uo7xy 7 месяцев назад +1

      Well it's made that way to indirectly "legally" stop even well prepared and studious foreigners from becoming US citizens.

    • @patriciarowe6685
      @patriciarowe6685 5 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@makhan4908Wow that really says allot about your so called studies.

    • @patriciarowe6685
      @patriciarowe6685 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@LB-uo7xyUK ?

  • @BardhokNdoji
    @BardhokNdoji 5 лет назад +153

    Passed the test at the very first attempt and was out in a few minutes. I actually enjoyed the challenge of being prepared for it when I did it and questions asked are pretty basic knowledge that everyone holding a British Passport should have. I am very proud to be Albanian/British.

    • @rebeccacharrscott5439
      @rebeccacharrscott5439 2 года назад +8

      Congratulations

    • @kindmulberry7196
      @kindmulberry7196 2 года назад +2

      Congrats!

    • @1queijocas
      @1queijocas Год назад +7

      I passed the first time as well. The test is very passable and not too tricky - a few days of study is enough. Anyway, even if the person fails, he can try it again so it makes no sense to cheat

    • @vagabundood
      @vagabundood Год назад

      What are the as 😮

    • @stinga_
      @stinga_ Год назад +4

      Same . Studying makes it easier. But alot of important dates to remember . But tbh the home office needs to look in the mirror also. Because even with the life in uk test etc they can still find a reason to reject your application and its a win for them because you have to apply for more visa and ILR cost 2400. I'm on my second application and if I get refused this time. I'll just call it a day and migrate. Not going to spend another 2.5 years with uncertainty

  • @chiefvanqweefkief2136
    @chiefvanqweefkief2136 5 лет назад +151

    these people are hardly "criminal gangs"

    • @omarlynda
      @omarlynda 5 лет назад +3

      my thoughts too! slight sensationalist

    • @alisonhilll4317
      @alisonhilll4317 5 лет назад

      We were not asked just go home we are full up we have no jobs no housing just go .

    • @oldmatebattle2905
      @oldmatebattle2905 5 лет назад +1

      They are worse then criminal gangs they are traitors. In the past when we had a strong response from our government they would be imprisoned or better yet hung.

    • @mee5780
      @mee5780 5 лет назад +7

      Of course they are criminal. They are groups of people who exist to carry out criminal acts. Its a crime to cheat/help someone else cheat these tests. Its like benefit fraud or helping someone cheat a driving test

    • @nycytc8055
      @nycytc8055 3 года назад

      Laughed when I heard that 😂

  • @AI-tc8fv
    @AI-tc8fv 5 лет назад +42

    Came here from Nigeria aged 7, did an English language test in primary school and got the highest score in the year group ffs

    • @toluk1258
      @toluk1258 5 лет назад +10

      @@AaaAAA-jv6ds You are such an idiot

    • @longstandingemperor5009
      @longstandingemperor5009 5 лет назад +1

      Aaa AAA s/he was more intelligent

    • @jdlc903
      @jdlc903 5 лет назад

      So?

    • @noelgibson5956
      @noelgibson5956 5 лет назад

      Nigeria needs these people with their high level of intelligence. They would benefit it greatly.

  • @williamcomyn5948
    @williamcomyn5948 3 года назад +21

    The test is a bigger problem then people cheating its stupid. I only know those painting because I did history of Art but there is no way your average brit knows them.

    • @libanabdi2253
      @libanabdi2253 3 года назад +2

      Definitely, really pointless. I took the test back in November. Read the book the day before and memorised the pointless facts. They have definitely stepped up their security though. I was searched with a handheld scanner and even had to lift down my socks 😂😂

  • @Oleg85ful
    @Oleg85ful 5 лет назад +39

    I read the book in one day and practiced the test on phone app for one week and passed the test in less then 15min.
    Nothing difficult !!!!

    • @tausifvids
      @tausifvids 5 лет назад +11

      Wow. Can I get your autograph?

    • @louisfenner75
      @louisfenner75 3 года назад +1

      your hard

    • @harry9333
      @harry9333 3 года назад

      @@tausifvids lol

    • @maxfitnesstraining1585
      @maxfitnesstraining1585 2 года назад +1

      Right! It's really not a hard test, not sure why they're making it out to be rocket science. You just practice a few times before until you get everything correct...all the questions arr available free online to practice.

    • @1queijocas
      @1queijocas Год назад

      @@maxfitnesstraining1585 not everyone knows how to study and some people have lower intelligence... this kind of scam is aimed at them

  • @haddingtoniangcp2464
    @haddingtoniangcp2464 3 года назад +37

    My late ex was an English teacher and she taught a Turkish guy who was solely focused on the Life test. He failed it and blamed her 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @07blerim07
    @07blerim07 5 лет назад +62

    I cant believe people pay 2000 pounds for this easy test i past mine at first it took me a month to read the book test costs me about £40

    • @TheKenzina
      @TheKenzina 5 лет назад +5

      blerim ll u lie that s cost 50£ not 40 hhhh and I don’t need only read a book u need to do exercices online for you past easier ;)

    • @07blerim07
      @07blerim07 5 лет назад +7

      @@TheKenzina thanks for your correction when i did mine 10 years a go it was 40 ish dont ferget its better to go at the test centre 10 times and pay £50 each time £500 total surly you will pass better than paying over 2k to someone.

    • @lilkandy7042
      @lilkandy7042 3 года назад +4

      Someone people don’t get education so they don’t know how to read bro

    • @ernesto99111
      @ernesto99111 3 года назад

      I want try the test ...let me know the book name please

    • @youngfrench6451
      @youngfrench6451 3 года назад +1

      @@ernesto99111 get a mock test online its 2021 pal

  • @readthrough978
    @readthrough978 4 года назад +10

    I passed this test first time, by only doing practice tests online. Haven't even seen the handbook yet

  • @papajohnsuk5965
    @papajohnsuk5965 5 лет назад +6

    This needs to be stopped!

  • @mohitmasand
    @mohitmasand 5 лет назад +10

    Why not just ask British Council to administer the tests, they've been successfully running exams worldwide with few instances of cheating.

  • @peynao
    @peynao 3 года назад +14

    It's much more work to get £2000 than passing the test. It's actually not really difficult.

  • @MYFATHEREMMANUEL
    @MYFATHEREMMANUEL 5 лет назад +5

    The Home Office has been failing us for too long.

  • @24hourschallengechannel67
    @24hourschallengechannel67 Год назад +11

    I love how they need to answer questions that I don't even know and I was born in the UK 😂

  • @michaelw4950
    @michaelw4950 3 года назад +89

    I am an English citizen and I would fail that test lmao 🤣

    • @TheLoOPerMAN
      @TheLoOPerMAN 2 года назад +14

      Ur not an English citizen- ur a British citizen. You might be living in England but that's a different story. Thats exactly the type of things the test tries to put an emphasis on.

    • @jari2018
      @jari2018 Год назад +1

      im swedish and shurely would fail...

    • @jari2018
      @jari2018 Год назад +2

      did a rest test - only 13 right ,some questions are just stupid

    • @hakuzima4208
      @hakuzima4208 Год назад +1

      Been here since I was 10. I failed the test on the apps hence I still haven't got my british passport. 🤣🤣🤣 imma have to study for it tho. I dont wanna pay money and fail and having to do it again. Lol

    • @michaelw4950
      @michaelw4950 Год назад +2

      @Floyd1504 yes born and bread here

  • @marilson84
    @marilson84 3 года назад +14

    I bought the book, read it no more than 3 times, done few practice tests then booked my LITUK test. Walked in, took a seat. Finished in less than 2 min, all answers were correct. One of the easiest exams I have ever done in my life.

    • @maxfitnesstraining1585
      @maxfitnesstraining1585 2 года назад +4

      Right!!! It's really not a hard test if you practice a few times before and the test question are all online free.
      It's really not worth it to go through all this deception and paying someone hundreds of ££ for someone this easy

  • @paololuckyluke2854
    @paololuckyluke2854 5 лет назад +3

    Citizenship has got to be withdrawn from all these gang members and their paying customers.

  • @brutallyhonest9140
    @brutallyhonest9140 3 года назад +8

    When they are caught should be deported for fraud immediately.

    • @maxfitnesstraining1585
      @maxfitnesstraining1585 2 года назад

      Well effectively they would be because they'd be unable to renew their visa if the Home Office found out it was fraud...and you can't stay in the UK without a visa so it kind of takes care of itself.

  • @KiLLJoYYouTube
    @KiLLJoYYouTube 3 года назад +8

    Why don’t they just have an exam the same way you do it at school? Protected exam paper, you sit in a room and they give it to everyone.
    How can you cheat a test if you can’t get someone to help?

    • @jari2018
      @jari2018 Год назад

      same as in other contries -those considered lower class then test shuold be as cheap as possible -the upper class dont care, cant see, dont mind ,dont understand etc.

  • @Abubakran
    @Abubakran 5 лет назад +51

    It really angers me to know such conduct exists. I studied really hard by myself to pass th test.

    • @patriciarowe6685
      @patriciarowe6685 5 месяцев назад +1

      Congratulations it is not any easy test. I do not blame you for being angry.

  • @SimplyTrish.
    @SimplyTrish. 3 года назад +13

    TBH the majority of British people wouldn’t be able to pass the test 😂 its well hard!

  • @countrysidelivingadventure1283
    @countrysidelivingadventure1283 5 лет назад +1

    That man needs deporting ASAP

  • @Skitdora2010
    @Skitdora2010 3 года назад +27

    The American citizenship test was suppose to be tough too, but people who are serious about wanting to get in will study and pass, just like with any other test. If it matters to you, you will strive to do well and succeed.

  • @kishannr911
    @kishannr911 3 года назад +4

    In other words it's called bribery and corruption.

  • @shujauddin3910
    @shujauddin3910 3 года назад +10

    The test is hard, I have done my Gcse A level, undergraduate and masters in the UK, worked as a teacher for 2 years and I don't know most of the answers. One example question when did first Christians come to the uk? I'm 100 percent sure, if you give the test to the mp's 80 percent would fail.

    • @maxfitnesstraining1585
      @maxfitnesstraining1585 2 года назад

      It's really not a hard test at all. You can practice all the questions beforehand and keep practicing until you get them all correct. I practiced for about 3 days before and on the actual day it took me about 10 mins to pass the test at Croydon

    • @SpitfireMLG
      @SpitfireMLG 2 года назад

      Easy: the romans…

  • @RugbyLeagueHistory
    @RugbyLeagueHistory Год назад +9

    I did the Life in the UK Test last year. When I arrived at the centre they wouldn't allow you into the building until it were bang on the time your appointment was. When you got inside, they make you put your bag in a locker, then you are made to wear a mask (Even though this was past Covid). I was wearing an exemption badge but got told to wear a mask anyway. They then make you sit and wait with other people but you are told not to talk with each other. After that I got called into another room, they strip searched me, then walked me into a room with all these computers. I did the test, I walked out and they said "You've passed, you are free to go". They said I was going to receive an email with my result but never received it.

    • @ihateyoutubehandles
      @ihateyoutubehandles 10 месяцев назад +5

      "they strip searched me" thank you, good to know I'm gonna wear something sexy.

    • @juanahmad5994
      @juanahmad5994 10 месяцев назад

      are you sure it was a strip search ?? as in like seeing you naked?? i think you meant rub down search

  • @jimjimmy4105
    @jimjimmy4105 5 лет назад +9

    Do I need a tv license to watch this?

    • @CARLIN4737
      @CARLIN4737 4 года назад +1

      Whats your address? I will contact the relevant Authority! And find out for you?

    • @jcrossan1351
      @jcrossan1351 4 года назад

      ANACOTT STEEL lmao

    • @jimjimmy4105
      @jimjimmy4105 3 года назад +1

      Ricardo Milos naaa famalam got bear books init

  • @brickzandstickz2749
    @brickzandstickz2749 3 года назад +21

    Some of the questions in the test are ridiculous. One of them being : What do Sir William Golding, Seamus Heaney and Harold Pinter have in common?
    Why on earth would someone possibly need to know that in order to live in the UK? I bet half of brits wouldn't know.

    • @StevioGaming1
      @StevioGaming1 3 года назад +2

      They're poets/writers, literally if you actually listened in GCSE English you'd know that

    • @hybridownzDK
      @hybridownzDK 3 года назад +1

      @@StevioGaming1 lol they don't teach you that. Maybe if you take A level English.

    • @haddingtoniangcp2464
      @haddingtoniangcp2464 3 года назад

      😂😂😂😂that should be in the handbook

    • @wandererkenshin7557
      @wandererkenshin7557 Год назад

      The exam should all be based on modern history.

  • @harriemann9389
    @harriemann9389 5 лет назад +2

    They must be punished...

  • @Lost-Orbz
    @Lost-Orbz 5 лет назад +96

    Wow, I took this test in less than 15 minutes and I thought it was a joke. I only skimmed through the book (which was available in PDF) and used mock test questions online in total less than 5 hours preparation spread in 2 weeks time. You don't really have to spend that much to cheat and pass.

    • @nanzengwenya5792
      @nanzengwenya5792 5 лет назад +12

      I am amazed too! Test was very straight forward I would not say it is hard. Maybe those who are struggling can sign in a two months course to help them understand at a lesser cost than the scanners!!!

    • @prayank57679
      @prayank57679 5 лет назад +21

      Something that might be easy to you doesn't necessarily mean is easy to everyone.
      People of all sorts of age, very old people have to give this exam which can be very difficult to grasp new info at their age. That being said I appeared last week it was pretty easy. I was out within 15 mins. I actually quite enjoyed reading the book and learn about the history of UK which I wouldn't have otherwise done.
      Just because its easy (in your opinion) doesn't mean its a joke.

    • @Lost-Orbz
      @Lost-Orbz 5 лет назад +8

      @@prayank57679 When people are willing to pay £2k for it instead of just reading a book or even taking mock exams and risk getting caught? Yeah it is.

    • @prayank57679
      @prayank57679 5 лет назад +4

      @@Lost-Orbz I am not justifying what they are doing at all. Let alone the money.
      What I am saying is just because you found it easy doesnt necessarily mean thats the case with everyone else. So your underlying assumption, its easy so no one should cheat' is incorrect. Its much more complex then that.

    • @sarahharris2729
      @sarahharris2729 4 года назад +3

      I did not study ANY and passed a sample test on-line. I'm Irish and used to live in the UK.

  • @ManiUk1980
    @ManiUk1980 5 лет назад +70

    Test is easy to pass just read book and do practice test you will be safe, I passed first attempt

    • @26juky
      @26juky 5 лет назад +7

      Obviously for some it's not easy

    • @26juky
      @26juky 5 лет назад

      @A I lol

    • @isabelnicoll1673
      @isabelnicoll1673 3 года назад +1

      My guess is it’s a Language Barrier they don’t understand the questions correctly because there not from the uk lol

    • @haddingtoniangcp2464
      @haddingtoniangcp2464 3 года назад

      Same here. Literally all I studied came. It was easy peasy

  • @Wuqz
    @Wuqz 5 лет назад +33

    "gang members"

  • @MD_ENTERTAINMENT
    @MD_ENTERTAINMENT 5 лет назад

    Life in the uk test is pointless. I did it years ago and most of the questions you will never see or need them for the rest of your life. Real stupid pointless questions

  • @OxkosWebsite
    @OxkosWebsite 5 лет назад +326

    I bet half of you english people same test will not pass.
    Cheating is not fair however you have not left many option for all those who want to get British citizenship.
    You've put forward a test that is so hard even for those who has been to this country for longer then 20 years and then you think other will pass.

    • @eastpak2g6
      @eastpak2g6 5 лет назад +23

      That test is piss easy.

    • @adamarmstrong555
      @adamarmstrong555 5 лет назад +22

      95% American whouldnt pass the tests but they whould go to other countries illegally bombing stealing oil gas gold oppuim

    • @amigaamigo5307
      @amigaamigo5307 5 лет назад +7

      My friends passed you study for it like any other test.

    • @krazykid007
      @krazykid007 5 лет назад +16

      I only studied for this exam one day before and I passed with about 90%.. You have 45 minutes to finish it and I finished it in 15 minutes.. So don't even say anything about this exam is difficult unless you have special needs... Smh 🤦‍♂️

    • @StrongEveryDay
      @StrongEveryDay 5 лет назад +5

      @@krazykid007 Not everybody's smart ass like you.

  • @winifredcoutinho4242
    @winifredcoutinho4242 5 месяцев назад +12

    I did the life in the uk test and i learned and passed in the first go. I was so excited about the test I tried it on my English colleagues and non of them had any answers. 😅😂 Today I am a proud citizen with British knowledge

  • @am10231
    @am10231 3 года назад +22

    I remember my mum working so hard and failing so many tests. And after months of hard work and dedication she passed it. English isnt her 1st language and I saw my mum cry a few times.
    This makes me angry that hard working people are struggling, due to these kind of behaviour by others.

    • @ch4z_bucks
      @ch4z_bucks 3 года назад +5

      Worst thing is that the tests are changed/made harder to prevent or at least stall cheating, but that means that the test is also more difficult for the average good immigrants who want to do things the right way (legitimately entering the country and obtaining citizenship legally without cheating). It's a shame, I hope people that are caught cheating are sent back home.

  • @r_shan2506
    @r_shan2506 5 месяцев назад +1

    It makes a mockery of those who do pass legitimately. Well done if you are one of those people!

    • @irenekaja
      @irenekaja 4 месяца назад

      I pass legitimately

  • @The_Rebel666
    @The_Rebel666 9 месяцев назад +1

    What the heck!? As a British person I would fail it’s completely outrageous

  • @ItsSergeYall
    @ItsSergeYall 2 года назад +6

    Omg I did it last year, did a few practice tests online, went and passed… it’s the easiest test I’ve ever done. Can’t believe people pay money to cheat

  • @sultan718
    @sultan718 5 лет назад +10

    I did a few practice tests and one of the questions was literally, "what percentage of the UK is fair complexion" lmao (it's 92%)

    • @MikeCee7
      @MikeCee7 3 месяца назад

      Does that mean that if they are white, or if they’re white and sunburn easily? I thought you have more than 8% minorities in the UK?

  • @theSPUDereHD
    @theSPUDereHD 5 лет назад +15

    Our government doesn’t have the willpower to do anything about this 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @sleygtc
    @sleygtc 5 лет назад +49

    Lol IV been in the UK since the age of 5 and have been through the UK education system and I still do not have indefinite leave to remain, tbh I don't understand why the government can not just give children indefinite leave to remain after being in their school system for over 10 years, IV basically been taught British values and everything, now I'm applying to university I'm being classed as an international student and I'll have to pay 18k a year for university. The UK government is very unfair in a sense since I do not plan to leave the UK I just want my full citizen ship.
    *Update* There was a law change in 2015 which the home office hid very well, in the case between a Nigerian man who's parents were not married at the time of birth, he was granted citizenship on his father. I used this law against the home office and ta da my citizenship ceremony is in July. I can't believe hoe well they hid this, I was lucky enough to do research myself and find this law change and then I wrote to them demanding action and filled a lawsuit. I can't believe the fact that I have applied to the home office and the passport office so many times for a citizenship in this exact way but without knowing about the law and they have rejected it. This goes to show that the home office and passport office are not even aware of their own laws and to be frankly honest neither was any lawyer I went to see. I'm happy now I am being classed as a home student and will have home fees.

    • @melsomers8004
      @melsomers8004 5 лет назад +14

      Your parents should have applied for citizenship as soon as they were able then you would have been ok. Even if you had been born here, if your parents are not citizens you would still have to go through the process.

    • @melsomers8004
      @melsomers8004 5 лет назад +6

      @TheActivistBook sley GTC said they did not have indefinite leave to remain despite coming here at the age of 5 years, this indicates that the parents were not citizens. If they(the parents) had gained citizenship by the time of their(sley GTC) 18th birthday there would be no issue.

    • @melsomers8004
      @melsomers8004 5 лет назад +4

      @TheActivistBook I agree with you. I am just trying to explain the process a little bit. Not here to argue

    • @sleygtc
      @sleygtc 5 лет назад +1

      @TheActivistBook my dad was born the in UK and my grandad before that lol, they are both British citizens including my dad and my siblings, applied for citizenship but my parents married in 1999 and registered it with their district, at that time you did not have to register your marriage with the government and only the council needed to know, I was born in 2001 and then it became law in 2002 to register your marriage with the government which they did, the home office still claim I'm an illegitimate child and can not gain citizenship even though I have had 3 DNA tests done which were all perfectly fine and proved I was actually their son. The marriage certificate states they got married in 1999 aswel but registered 2002 they won't have non of it

    • @sleygtc
      @sleygtc 5 лет назад

      @@melsomers8004 ^^ I tagged the wrong person

  • @sh3ikh4
    @sh3ikh4 5 лет назад +23

    I wear a hijab. When I was taking a driving license test I was searched in my ears and they(citizenship test) don't look at the guy's ears and pockets??????????? It’s a shock that the driving license test search is stricter.

    • @TheDocumentaryDude
      @TheDocumentaryDude 5 лет назад +3

      Stop whinging.

    • @sh3ikh4
      @sh3ikh4 5 лет назад +10

      @@TheDocumentaryDude I wasn't whinging. I didn't mind the search. I was just thinking aloud that the search in the citizen test is not strict.

    • @TheDocumentaryDude
      @TheDocumentaryDude 5 лет назад

      @@sh3ikh4 Ok you have a fair point, sorry for the misunderstanding and I agree they are very slack nowadays.

    • @tomlopez599
      @tomlopez599 5 лет назад

      what does wearing a hijab have to do with this? are you suggesting they were racist or something?

    • @sh3ikh4
      @sh3ikh4 5 лет назад +1

      tom lopez Hi Tom. No I was not suggesting that they’re racist. Please read my previous reply I wrote to @BimmerSlick. :)

  • @raixbox360
    @raixbox360 5 лет назад +4

    It's now 10 years residency in the UK, not 5 years!

    • @gosym7207
      @gosym7207 5 лет назад

      rai x one day it will be 100 days

  • @cromerbeach
    @cromerbeach 5 лет назад +1

    Why are any devices allowed to be taken into the test room , that's crazy

  • @TheWaqarulislam
    @TheWaqarulislam Год назад

    19 years that shows the level of their education I prepared it for a week and passed it first attempt.

  • @NaderR
    @NaderR 5 лет назад +177

    Wrong people getting the right citizenship.

    • @JosephGibson
      @JosephGibson 5 лет назад +14

      Well, it's free money after that... life of luxury compared to where they came from.

    • @neilbillybob3065
      @neilbillybob3065 5 лет назад +9

      Parasites and freeloaders out to get what they can SUCKING it dry.. the system is Wrong.

    • @harryg608
      @harryg608 5 лет назад +1

      @Bill olu Compton if your on benefits you do

    • @harryg608
      @harryg608 5 лет назад

      @Bill olu Compton i know its worst up north but people just have to get by

    • @c.a.7366
      @c.a.7366 5 лет назад +2

      Wrong people populated this island, gone around the world and colonised other countries. Karma hit back. Still not so bad like they did to others.

  • @miqbal424
    @miqbal424 5 лет назад +117

    Just get rid of the test and get the people paying the shady people pay the government instead. £2000 to the government and then the government should spend it on the NHS

    • @01kay101
      @01kay101 5 лет назад +7

      M Iqbal so your answer is just pay your way in instead?

    • @miqbal424
      @miqbal424 5 лет назад +36

      kay m yup exactly, if they are gonna cheat anyway might aswell make use of that money and let people buy the passport, they already allow that for Rich people. If you invest a certain amount in the UK free passport for you and your family- did you know that? So what’s wrong with getting these people to pay after having stayed for 5 years and passing the English exam. It’s not like Stacy from Dagenham knows who king Henry VI’s wives were. So why are you expecting Jamal from New Delhi to know?

    • @whoistlovesburbrryshouldst186
      @whoistlovesburbrryshouldst186 5 лет назад +10

      M Iqbal hahaaaa facts!!! 😭😂😂 after reading your first comment I was like “that’s a bit mental” but since u mentioned the fact that rich people already do it, it only makes sense.

    • @01kay101
      @01kay101 5 лет назад +2

      M Iqbal Yh I don’t actually have an opinion on the matter. Just asked a question why be so extra 🤣

    • @MurielZaccuri
      @MurielZaccuri 5 лет назад +2

      Well there is tier 2 visa which basically allow you to buy it already

  • @dayoiloyi4605
    @dayoiloyi4605 3 года назад +1

    Born and bred in the UK, Just tried a practice test online. I got 62.5% so I would have failed as 75% is the passmark. The questions were completely pointless

  • @Callummullans
    @Callummullans 3 года назад +1

    It's up to us as British people to start reporting suspicious people broken English being a rule of thumb

  • @channy2800
    @channy2800 5 лет назад +7

    “I I don’t know sir...” “Sir I have my students here, I’m just training you sir”

  • @MrGengad
    @MrGengad 5 лет назад +19

    This is becoming joke. The government knows this and not willing to crack down this.

    • @cammydee5310
      @cammydee5310 3 года назад

      They are checking your ears now , and asks you to pull your sleeves up as well . Its not as easy as shown as on this video .

  • @FREECASHPRIZES
    @FREECASHPRIZES 5 лет назад +2

    It was so easy test that I passed in first attempt and practiced just nearly 2-3 weeks 2 hours daily through Life in uk test mobile app. I can’t believe why people have to cheat to pass this test. They should be banned and jailed for cheating!

  • @dodgypriest1667
    @dodgypriest1667 5 лет назад +1

    Just block any incoming frequencies into the test room ...

  • @manorexia1964
    @manorexia1964 5 лет назад +3

    Criminal gangs.... they don’t look criminals at all

    • @beewoke6121
      @beewoke6121 5 лет назад

      So what does a criminal look like you Ignorant fool!!

  • @Unesology
    @Unesology 5 лет назад +10

    That's so devilish. Who doesn't work hard and is not able to pass the test shouldn't get the citizenship. It's not fair!

    • @user-xu7bp4fs6z
      @user-xu7bp4fs6z Год назад

      shut up

    • @bigbarry8343
      @bigbarry8343 10 месяцев назад +3

      i think it is cheating that bothers me. its a serious fraud. how do you think they got their degrees and medical licenses?

  • @brettweary8491
    @brettweary8491 4 года назад

    Absolutely Awesome Documentary Well Done BbC

  • @abnormal_g
    @abnormal_g 5 лет назад +1

    Love how people in the UK who live here from birth will fail that test

  • @Schairiebwdifb
    @Schairiebwdifb 3 года назад +26

    I have high admiration for people who are going through the lengthy and hard process of becoming a legal citizen in the US or UK, a lot of citizens wouldn’t be able to do it themselves.

    • @LB-uo7xy
      @LB-uo7xy 7 месяцев назад +1

      I personally don't understand why you need to learn about Victorian Pre-Raphaelite painting to become an UK citizen though.
      Literally not even one quarter of the NATIVE inhabitants of the UK would be able to tell you even the name of that painting, much less what time period is from and who paint it.

    • @etpeters5207
      @etpeters5207 5 месяцев назад

      It's not worth the stress.

    • @azillliasmith2734
      @azillliasmith2734 5 месяцев назад

      R sole

  • @TheShah87
    @TheShah87 5 лет назад +3

    Taking theory exam of driving licence in Italy is much harder than Life in the UK exam 😂

  • @MikeCee7
    @MikeCee7 3 месяца назад

    If they take away your bag ,and your jacket, why can’t they just simply see if you have a device in your ear with Bluetooth?

  • @nubianqueen4375
    @nubianqueen4375 Год назад +1

    You don’t need to go to a classroom to sit for life in the UK 🇬🇧 test. If you go to book shops, they will advise you on which book to buy. I never studied for the test but I passed on my first attempt.

  • @oldred-back2420
    @oldred-back2420 5 лет назад +3

    Been going on for years.. weak councils & government to blame as per !

  • @cazw179
    @cazw179 5 лет назад +11

    Why in Gods name does anyone need to know who painted the feckin Haywain? 😕

  • @MissBluKitten
    @MissBluKitten 5 лет назад

    There is an old saying that goes "it's not the one that buys that's to blame; it's the one who offered to sell in the first place"

  • @alignmentsixtrading4200
    @alignmentsixtrading4200 5 лет назад +2

    What if you are perfectionist and get most if not all correct? Why should you be potentially penalised for passing a test top notch? Genuine question.

  • @edmundblackaddercoc8522
    @edmundblackaddercoc8522 3 года назад +4

    They've been doing it since it came out, this isn't news!

  • @chessiskingful
    @chessiskingful 5 лет назад +6

    And you must pay 1300 pound for passport I don't know how I can pay when I am on jobseeker

    • @collinsd70
      @collinsd70 5 лет назад +2

      farzinn kade go home then

    • @rashidatcooking5615
      @rashidatcooking5615 5 лет назад +1

      Get a job

    • @chessiskingful
      @chessiskingful 5 лет назад

      @@rashidatcooking5615 ok

    • @cristiantofan2709
      @cristiantofan2709 4 года назад +1

      JOB SEEKER ARE PEOPLE WHO DONT WANT TO WORK, ONLY LAZY PEOPLE, AND THE BENEFIT MONEY THE GOVERNMENT PAY THEM , ARE THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF MONEY THEY OWN IN THEIR PUNY LIFE. SO FOR THEM STAYING HOME DOING NOTHING AND GET BENEFITS IS A DREAMING LIFE

  • @timpullen4941
    @timpullen4941 Год назад

    I did the life in the UK test. What a complete RIP OFF. £80. How does knowing which king hid in a tree make me a better citizen? How does knowing which actor won an Oscar? Just complete stupid test which is not fit for purpose.

  • @foxhunter11
    @foxhunter11 5 лет назад

    Nice to hear there are good ppl like that

  • @taulantqorri9912
    @taulantqorri9912 5 лет назад +31

    Some people they even can't speak English but they have British pasport 🤮👎👎👎👎👎👎

    • @bluebubble7921
      @bluebubble7921 5 лет назад

      bro i want to tell u something u know any asians laywers they Are DON IN UK THEY KNOW EVERY1 HACK OF THE REAL WORLD ITS ONLY ABOUT MONEY JUST ASIAN LAWYERS LOL

    • @chineyennamani6253
      @chineyennamani6253 5 лет назад +9

      Taulant Qorri English is just a language, not a measure of how intelligent an individual is

    • @danialbar5511
      @danialbar5511 5 лет назад

      Many of this people your talking about, obtain British passport via investment programs.
      Little do you know that those people don’t even have to do this test

    • @airhab
      @airhab 5 лет назад +1

      Like the Welsh!

    • @mollymo6229
      @mollymo6229 5 лет назад

      true..heard people's level of english in this video is a shame

  • @TheDocumentaryDude
    @TheDocumentaryDude 5 лет назад +11

    Lol all these comments saying most UK born residents wouldn't pass this. You're right, but they don't need to. To migrate to Canada for example you must show proof that you have over $12k in savings, a highly respected career background or a job already lined up and/or family that were born Canadian citizens. Does that mean every Canadian citizen has $12k and a job? Nope

    • @cristiantofan2709
      @cristiantofan2709 4 года назад +2

      THAT IS A SMART CONDITION. 12K MEAN YOU DONT HAVE TO RELAY ON BENEFITS AFTER YOU ENTER IN CANADA AND YOU HAVE A FAMILY TO SUPPORT YOU. SMART.

  • @makhan4908
    @makhan4908 Год назад

    It’s still happening in East London and are charging £3000 per person

  • @hoarse01
    @hoarse01 4 года назад

    How many people have gained illegal entry to the UK in the last 30 years ? All official estimates are in excess of 4 million.

  • @legionnaireh3309
    @legionnaireh3309 5 лет назад +5

    Test was pretty easy when I did it, you just have to revise for 2 weeks

  • @sjewitt22
    @sjewitt22 3 года назад +7

    These tests are hard, most English people would fail them.

    • @_ekb_5686
      @_ekb_5686 3 года назад

      No it’s not, a practice appear is enough for you to pass

  • @fatemasyed5021
    @fatemasyed5021 3 года назад +1

    Not sure what kind of test center was that. When I took my test they even checked inside my hear and ears. I was almost stripped.

    • @haddingtoniangcp2464
      @haddingtoniangcp2464 3 года назад

      Lol yeah. Even the Oral English test you go through the same search

  • @K4MR4N1UK123
    @K4MR4N1UK123 4 месяца назад

    I don’t know why people still want to come and live here. It absolutely sucks. So many people have and are migrating to Dubai Australia and Canada.

  • @user10842
    @user10842 5 лет назад +3

    Multiple Choice Questions? Yeah I can pass that.

  • @vjysri2756
    @vjysri2756 3 года назад +18

    hahahahha....I studies 2 days and passed the exam. After taking the exam I felt like you cannot fail this exam even if you want.

    • @shasal400
      @shasal400 3 года назад +6

      I'm very glad for you but please remember not everyone is so good with the memory or IQ , cheating is highly condemned , if the test could be a bit easier it will be a blessing.

  • @sheerymalik7285
    @sheerymalik7285 5 лет назад

    That's very Shameful!

  • @ArcherV
    @ArcherV 2 года назад

    2k to scam a test that takes not even a month to prepare?

  • @haseeb0898
    @haseeb0898 3 года назад +12

    Is there anyone else who used mobile app to study for 5 days and passed the exam in first attempt?😂😂

    • @d33nuk
      @d33nuk 3 года назад +1

      I have taken 3 days holidays for this exam !
      2 days to study from several websites on mobile ! 3rd day written the exam and passed ! Difficult to study , easy to pass ! 🤩

  • @prinzosei2605
    @prinzosei2605 5 лет назад +3

    So are they going to take their citizenship’s from them???

  • @TheSpanishGuitarHub
    @TheSpanishGuitarHub 9 месяцев назад

    Paying 2k to pass a test. Wow. I practiced online the day before for few hours and next day passed. It is not that hard.

  • @MikeCee7
    @MikeCee7 3 месяца назад

    Why isn’t there a monitoring system while they are taking the test?

  • @buddytree5296
    @buddytree5296 5 лет назад +7

    I swear i see this bout 5 years ago.. recycling footage?

    • @eshalpaari6784
      @eshalpaari6784 5 лет назад +1

      I saw a 16 plate car in this video.

    • @buddytree5296
      @buddytree5296 5 лет назад +1

      @@eshalpaari6784 @Eshal Paari I see.. So just same thing happening that was going on a few years ago.. It's not really a new story

    • @man-who-sold-the-world
      @man-who-sold-the-world 4 года назад +1

      @@eshalpaari6784 what proof is that? I drive a 2002 civic in 2019.

  • @Miquelalalaa
    @Miquelalalaa 5 лет назад +28

    There is so many unappreciative idiots making snarky, belittling comments pertaining that English people themselves couldn’t pass the test. Well, the truth is that English citizenship is among the easiest to attain in the world with extremely lenient requirements. Also, so many of these people come from countries where an English person would have no chance of attaining citizenship due to not being a native of that country, yet when they come here they complain.
    English citizenship should be a privilege, not a right.

    • @mental720s
      @mental720s 4 года назад +1

      It isn't easy to move here as a non EU citizen. Probably one of the hardest places to immigrate in the world, even more than the US. This test is stupid. If you can speak English, aren't commiting crimes and have lived here for the amount of time needed it should be a right.

  • @janicebarthram6759
    @janicebarthram6759 3 года назад

    Every migrant in our hotels have already been told what doctors are willing to issue them with a sick note.

  • @papamegan8504
    @papamegan8504 5 лет назад +1

    Out country needs to wake up