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by ragazzina 21 days ago
It's interesting that the B1 language requirement is discussed here mostly in terms of fairness. Is it reasonable or not, to require an immigrant to speak the language of the country they're immigrating to?

Whether it's fair or not is trumped by how _easy_ it is. You can get a B1 German certification in a matter of months with SRS and cheap tutors online.

This is a B1 English question:

“This is a nice bathroom.” “Yes. It’s the one _ we’ve just redecorated.” a) when b) who c) which