English Language

Funding is available to support BN(O) visa holders to access English for Speakers of Other Language (ESOL) classes. Up to £850 per learner per year is available for local councils to support BN(O) visa holders in their area, who have been resident in the UK for less than 3 Years. You can look at our exemptions page for more information.

In order to access these funded classes, you must contact your council. If you do not know which council area you live in, you can look at Find your local council on GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

There are also lots of local voluntary, community, faith and charity organisations that offer English language classes, Many also offer local conversation clubs and other informal language support. You can search for this using our directory and map.

After you have been ordinarily resident in the UK for 3 years you may qualify for ESOL classes funded through the Adult Education Budget. You can find more information on how to enrol onto these courses on our English Language page.