20 May 2011
Student Visa English Language Requirements
Some Student visa applicants are required to provide the results of an English language test.
Before 20 May 2011 Australian Immigration Department was only expecting IELTS test from all countries.
From 20 May 2011 Australian Immigration Department can also accept an English language test result from test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Occupational English Test (OET) in 14 countries where IELTS is not available.
Proposed in 2011 end
However, the Immigration department will shortly be able to accept the following English language test options for Student visa application purposes in future:
- TOEFL in all countries
- Pearson Test of English Academic (Pearson) in all countries
- Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) from Cambridge ESOL (Cambridge) in all countries.
The department will be closely monitoring the implementation of the new test providers and a review will be undertaken to determine whether these should be extended for the use with other visa programs.