Home Office - Waiver-KOLL Version 11/2018

Sep 30, 2026

Waiver-KOLL Version 11/2018 is a Home Office form used to request a waiver from the UK requirement for knowledge of language and life. It supports settlement in the United Kingdom or naturalisation as a British citizen and must be completed by a General Medical Council registered medical practitioner. The form collects applicant details and asks for professional medical opinion on the person’s condition, its impact on daily life, and how it affects learning English, studying for the Knowledge of Life test, and taking the tests.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Applicant details

Medical practitioner opinion requests

Applicant declaration and sign-off

# Home Office Waiver request for the knowledge oflanguage and life in the UK requirement:medical opinion The Home Office will use the personal information you provide to consider yourapplication.We may also share your information with other public and privatesector organisations in the UK and overseas.For more detail please see the|Privacy Notice for the Border,Immigration and Citizenship system at:www.qov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship.This also sets out your rights under the Data Protection Act 2018 andexplains how you can access your personal information and complain if you haveconcerns about how we are using it Waiver-KOLLVersion 11/2018 This form is to support a request for waiver from the knowledge of language and life in the UKrequirement,for a person applying for settlement in the United Kingdom or naturalisation as a Britishcitizen.It must be completed by a General Medical Council registered medical practitioner who is able tocomment on the individual's condition. Applicant's name Date of birth In your professional opinion please state: 1.What is the nature of the person's condition? 2.How does their condition impact on their daily life? 3.How would this condition prevent them from learning English?There are a number of ways to learnEnglish,including classes and home study.The language requirement for citizenship and settlement isonly for speaking and listening skills -not reading and writing. 4.How would this condition prevent them from studying for the knowledge of life in the UK test?The studymaterials are available in a number of formats,including audio. 5.How would this condition prevent them from sitting the knowledge of life in the UK test or taking anEnglish test?The knowledge of language and life in the UK test can be taken in audio form,and that testcentres can cater for a range of disabilities.It is computer-based and comprises 24 questions with multiplechoice answers.Candidates are allowed 45 minutes and the pass mark is 18 correct answers. 6.In your opinion is this condition likely to improve sufficiently for them to be able to study and take therequired tests?If so,is this likely to do so within the next 2 years? 7.In what capacity have you dealt with this person?For example,as GP,consultant,other medicalprofessional 8.Have you worked professionally with this person other than for the purposes of this report,and overwhat period? 9.Please state your profession/qualifications and any registration number: Date Signature Name in capitals

FAQs

Who must complete the Waiver-KOLL form and what is its purpose?

A General Medical Council registered medical practitioner must complete it. The form supports a request for a waiver from the knowledge of language and life in the UK requirement for settlement or naturalisation as a British citizen.

What medical topics does the form ask the practitioner to address?

It asks for the nature of the person’s condition, how it affects daily life, and how it prevents them from learning English, studying for the Knowledge of Life in the UK test, or taking the tests.

Does the form specify how the Knowledge of Language and Life tests are taken?

Yes. It states the Knowledge of Language and Life test can be taken in audio form, is computer-based, includes 24 multiple-choice questions, allows 45 minutes, and uses a pass mark of 18 correct answers.

Sep 30, 2026

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