Travel: January 2018 Archives

An incidental definition of the Anglosphere?

This list of countries in this section of the United Kingdom's Immigration Rules, dealing with knowledge of the English language and the British way of life, may serve as a reasonable starting point for defining the Anglosphere -- the nations of the world where English is widely and fluently spoken and, specifically for this paragraph, is the primary language of instruction in higher education. The term Anglosphere also implies a legal foundation that is grounded in the English Common Law and the Magna Carta.

"iii) the applicant has obtained an academic qualification (not a professional or vocational qualification), which is deemed by UK NARIC to meet the recognised standard of a Bachelor's or Master's degree or PhD in the UK, from an educational establishment in one of the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; The Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Ireland; Jamaica; New Zealand; St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; St Vincent and The Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; the UK; the USA; and provides the specified documents;"