Spouse visa by country · sources rechecked weekly, last on 7 November 2026
UK spouse visa from Trinidad and Tobago: TB test, English and last year’s decisions
Quick answer
No TB test just for living in Trinidad and Tobago; no English test. The £29,000 income rule and £2,064 fee are the same for every nationality.
| TB test | Not from living there |
|---|---|
| English test | Not needed, by nationality |
| Income rule | £29,000 a year, as for everyone |
| Fee from outside the UK | £2,064, plus £3,105 health surcharge |
| Granted from outside the UK, last year | Not listed separately |
The TB test
Trinidad and Tobago isn’t on GOV.UK’s list of countries where you need a TB test, so living there doesn’t by itself bring in the test (six months or more in a listed country does).
The TB test
Anyone applying from outside the UK who has lived for six months or more in one of the 102 countries on GOV.UK’s list needs a TB test at an approved clinic. The certificate is valid for six months from the date of the chest X-ray, so it must still be valid when the application is made.
“You must be tested at a clinic that has been approved by the Home Office.”
From GOV.UK, rechecked 7 November 2026.
The English test
Nationals of Trinidad and Tobago meet the English requirement by nationality, so they don’t take an English test.
Who doesn’t need an English test
Nationals of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the British Overseas Territories, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and the USA meet the requirement by nationality. People aged 65 or over, and those with a physical or mental condition that prevents them meeting it, can be exempt.
“You also will not need to prove your knowledge of English if you’re a national of one of the following countries or territories:”
From GOV.UK, rechecked 7 November 2026.
Last year’s decisions for nationals of Trinidad and Tobago
The Home Office’s table for applications from outside the UK doesn’t list Trinidad and Tobago separately for the year July 2025 to June 2026.
In the UK (extending or switching), 104 partner applications from nationals of Trinidad and Tobago were granted and 8 refused in the same year (92.9% granted, main applicants).
From the Home Office’s immigration system statistics (Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2026). These count decisions already made, and the Home Office publishes no reasons with them, so they say nothing about any one application. Every nationality, and how the shares are worked out.
Your own list
Answer seven questions, including the applying partner’s nationality and where they’ve lived, and the tracker lists every document for your situation, the TB certificate and English test among them where they apply, with the dates each must fall between.
Information, not immigration advice. Rules as checked on 7 November 2026. Whether your documents meet a rule is a judgement only a regulated adviser can make: have your bundle checked.