Do you need an English test for British citizenship if you are married to a British citizen?

Form AN guidance says that if your ILR was granted on a B1 qualification, you meet the English requirement for naturalisation without another test, even if the test has expired. That covers someone who settled on the partner route with a B1 SELT.

If you were exempt from English at ILR (for example as a bereaved partner or victim of domestic abuse), the guidance says you must now meet the requirement unless exempt by age or a physical or mental condition.

Gov.uk says you must have been in the UK exactly 3 years before the Home Office receives your application, and should not have spent more than 270 days outside the UK in those 3 years or more than 90 days in the last 12 months (gov.uk).

If you take a new SELT for this application, it must be awarded in the 2 years before you apply.