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  I know exactly what the government are saying Paul, sounds easy doesn't it?
  I would have thought though that virtually anybody that has reached the stage whereby they were actually eligible to sit the "test" then they have already proved to some extent that they definitely want and deserve to become a U.K. citizen.
  For example, my wife has already travelled thousands of miles in her own country in order to attend the approved test centres to take and pass the required English language test that is required prior to applying for a visa to visit the U.K. She has done this now three times because the UK Boarder Agency ( or whatever fancy title they call themselves these days ) keep changing the goalposts on what they deem to be a valid pass certificate.
  In addition to this she had the same lengthy journey to obtain a health certificate at a specified hospital, couldn't be done at a local hospital for some reason.
  Then of course you have the shed load of documentation and evidence etc., required to accompany each and every visa application which In itself is a minefield and if you slip up you pay again. ( that actually happened to us once. )
  By this time you will have already stumped up many thousands of pounds in complying with visa requirements and the costs involved in obtaining the necessary paperwork. If you get this far you've done pretty well and in my opinion already shown sufficient determination to want to be here. Even though you then get " No recourse to public funds " stamped in your passport, which is fair enough I suppose, but just a shame that only seems to apply to applicants that try and do things legally and above board.
  All the above has to be completed over a five year period before you can even be eligible to take the UK life test and in my opinion it's just another money making hurdle which has the aim of also keeping the numbers down. Shame the same rules don't apply to certain citizens of the EU!

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