Looks like I mis-lead you guys - and I am sorry for that. She does not have to sit a test, but must submit evidence of her speaking German, they have asked her for certificates for tests already sat. Today, we also discovered another Polish person got the same requirement this year. As he had no German certificates he got a letter from his boss that said his German was fine. And yes he got the C. Sadly, that is not an option for my girlfriend, as her boss is a German and would not put his name to bare face lies.

She has tried the migros on-line test and passed the A2 level (this is the minimum requirement specified) - some kind of European-wide standard I understand. So next week she will go take the exam officially.

I should also have mentioned - I forgot this part - that this year is actually her sixth. Last year she got turned down for the C and did not get asked for any evidence of German skills. The reason was that her first year was on an L and not a B.