The UK government classifies the following overseas countries as majority native English speaking:
Antigua and Barbuda,
Australia,
The Bahamas,
Barbados,
Belize,
Canada*,
Dominica,
Grenada,
Guyana,
Ireland,
Jamaica,
Malta,
New Zealand,
St Kitts and Nevis,
St Lucia,
St Vincent and the Grenadines,
Trinidad and Tobago,
United Kingdom,
United States of America.
No other country may be considered as being 'majority English speaking' for visa purposes.
*Applicants presenting Canadian degrees or postgraduate diplomas will not normally need to provide other evidence of English language ability so long as they supply sufficient proof from the institution that the degree was taught and examined in English
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Caster Semenya: Male or female? Caster Semenya's sex in doubt, as reports of sex testing and potential disqualification surfaceBy now, most of you will be aware that South Africa's 800m sensation, Caster Semenya, has been reported as a potential disqualification from tonight's 800m final in Berlin, on the grounds that the IAAF had conducted tests on her to establish her sex, and that she might be male (I must clarify this - it's not an issue of male vs female, but of "entirely female", since she may possess secondary male characteristics as a result of some condition, reported as hermaphroditism).This latest report (unconfirmed, I might add, at least with respects to the DQ - apparently the testing was done) is the climax of rumors that have been doing the rounds ever since the 18-year set the world's fastest time of 1:56.72 in a low key meeting in Mauritius recently.I have been quite silent on the issue, and will continue to do...
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