EU citizen in Portsmouth? Get free help with Life in UK test

The rights of EU citizen living in the UK by 31 December 2020 (or from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland) will remain the same until 30 June 2021. But you should check whether you can stay after that: you'll need to become a UK citizen, or apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

The EU Settlement Scheme offers settled status to those who have lived in the UK for a continuous five-year period, or pre-settled status which allows you to stay in the UK for a further five years; you can then apply to change this to settled status once you’ve got five years’ continuous residence.

It's free to apply to the scheme: the deadline is 30 June 2021, but you must have started living in the UK by 31 December 2020.

Whether you’re applying for settlement in the UK or British citizenship, you'll need to pass a Life in the UK test – and that's where Life In The UK Test Web can help.

The Life in the UK test costs £50 every time you take it and you'll be tested on information in the official handbook.

Life In The UK Test Web is a free online resource to help migrants prepare for the official test. It offers extensive study resources along with dozens of sample tests to prepare you; its 15 example exams have become very popular and a valuable asset for its thousands of followers on Facebook seeking a helping hand with staying in the UK.

“Our team have the experience of having undertaken and successfully passed the UK citizenship test ourselves,” says CEO Monica Mosquera.

“We have created tests that simulate the real test with questions that cover the entire Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents handbook, the same timing as the exam and with the option to mark the questions you are unsure of to review them at the end.”

Subjects range from the creation of the constitutional monarchy and the fundamental values and principles of being a UK citizen, to the country’s most successful sportsmen and women, and the role of the police force and their duties and the different court systems that exist in the UK as well as their functions.

“Many of the questions have been asked in the official test, although the incorrect answers may vary in some cases,” adds Monica.

In the official test, you’ll have 45 minutes to answer 24 questions about British traditions and customs and you have to score 75 per cent or more to pass. If you fail, you have to wait a week before taking the test again, but you can take the test as many times as you need to – just bear in mind that you need to book and pay again each time.

Have a go at the British citizenship test here.