A PREGNANT Indian woman has been refused entry to live in the UK with her Scottish husband because her English qualification is too good, it has been claimed.
Alexandria Rintoul was making plans to live with her husband Bobby in St Andrews, Fife, but her application for a visa has been denied.
The 22-year-old passed an advanced English exam but the visa requires a different and much easier one to qualify.
The Home Office said Mrs Rintoul could apply again for the £2,000 visa, saying she had not passed the "specified" test.
Mr Rintoul, 33, told the BBC Scotland news website:
"They say we can apply again but it costs £2,000 for each application.
"Its just a money making outfit as they could have used some discretion and accepted the higher qualification."
Mrs Rintoul, a musician who also has an English degree, sat an International English Language Testing System exam.
The Home Office requires an ILETS pass for immigration - but not the more advanced one Mrs Rintoul has.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: "Some applicants for visas to settle in the UK need to pass an English language test at an approved centre that is specified in the immigration rules."
"Mrs Rintoul failed to do this and also failed to submit the necessary supporting evidence for her application. It is open to her to reapply under the Priority Visa Service."
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