An Indian couple has sought a judicial review of Britain immigration rule requiring immigrants to be able to speak English before they can move to Britain to join their spouse, saying the rule is a breach of human rights, a High court has heard.
Rashida Chapti (54) - a British citizen - wants the law scrapped so that her 57-year-old husband Vali, an Indian national who cannot speak English, can join her. The couple is married for 37 years and has six children. Chapti has reportedly been travelling between India and England for 15 years and has now asked for her husband to join her.
Under immigration rules which came into force last November, he cannot do so due to an English language requirement, thought to be part of the government’s pledge to reduce net migration.
The Chaptis and two other couples have begun proceedings to contest the rule. Speaking from her home in Leicester, Chapti told the Daily Telegraph her husband was too old to learn English.
