O-Net 2021

(Items 49-54)

'Wrong Button' Landed French Chef in Hot Water
A French chef who has lived in Britain since 1988 was denied settled
status because 'the wrong button' had been pressed on his application.
Richard Bertinet, who runs the Bertinet Cookery School in Bath, was
granted only pre-settled status, given to those who have lived in the UK for
5    less than five years.
         He was told that he would have to apply again for the right to remain
      permanently once this had elapsed
      After he wrote about the situation on Twitter the Home Office informed
      him that the 'wrong button' had been pushed during the application process
10  and if he applied again he would be successful.
         'The whole system appears to bea shambles 'Mr.Bertinet, whose wife
and three children all hold British passports told the Caterer Magazine
'I was contacted by many people in exactly the same position"
          Mr. Bertinet, from Brittany, has won many awards for his cookbooks
15 and makes regular appearances on TV.

Mr. Bertinet wanted to apply for _ in England.

1. a permanent job
2. the transfer of nationality
3. a new work permit
4. settled status
5. a secure position

Answer: 4. settled status