The English Requirement – Competent English

You can show you have Competent English via any one of the following ways:

Your Passport

If you are a passport holder from the UK, Ireland, US, New Zealand or Canada, provision of these passport details will be sufficient.

Sitting An Approved Test

If you cannot show either of the above, you will need to sit an approved English test.

You must sit the test within the 3 years leading up to the lodgment of the application. The approved tests and required scores are outlined below:

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APPROVED TEST

SCORE REQUIRED

Reading Writing Speaking Listening
IELTS (International English Language Test System) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
OET (Occupational English Test) B B B B
TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language) 13 21 18 12
PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) 50 50 50 50
CAE Test (Cambridge: Advanced English) 169 169 169 169

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