Life in the UK test mock tests
Life in the UK test
Free practice tests
- Life in the UK practice test: A full-length practice test, a new paper each time: 24 questions, 45 minutes, one mark each, pass at 18.
- Life in the UK practice set 1: Untimed practice across values, history, traditions, government and everyday life, with at least three questions on each topic.
Key facts
- Questions and time
- 24 questions in 45 minutes, on a computer at a test centre (checked 2026-10-22)
- Pass mark
- 75% or more, which is 18 of the 24 questions (checked 2026-10-17)
- Fee
- £50 each time you book (checked 2026-10-22)
- Who takes it
- Some settlement and citizenship applicants; not needed if you are under 18 or 65 or over, or have already passed (checked 2026-10-22)
- Booking
- Online, at least 3 days ahead; over 30 test centres in the UK (checked 2026-10-22)
- Handbook
- Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents, 3rd edition, with amendments to 5 January 2026 (checked 2026-10-17)
- Changes ahead
- Reported: A refresh of the test's content is reported (a Home Office policy statement of October 2025, in a law firm's account); no new handbook or syllabus has been published (checked 2026-10-22)
About Life in the UK test
The Life in the UK test is for some applications for settlement (indefinite leave to remain) and British citizenship. You book it on GOV.UK at least three days ahead. The fee is £50, and there are test centres across the UK.
It is a computer test of 24 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes, based only on the handbook Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents. You are told the result on the day. A pass needs 75% or more, which is 18 questions out of 24. A pass gives a unique reference number for the immigration application.
The questions are drawn from a large bank, so a later sitting is different. You may book again if you do not pass, and you pay again each time. At a centre in Wales the test can be taken in Welsh, and in Scotland in Scottish Gaelic.
You do not take the test if you are under 18 or 65 or over, if you have already passed it, or if you have a long-term physical or mental condition and the required evidence.
Life in the UK test exam pattern
45 minutes
- Life in the UK test: 45 minutes, 24 questions