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VOCATIONAL ENGLISH FOR AUSTRALIA VISA – AUSTRALIA MIGRATION ENGLISH REQUIREMENT

Some Australia visas may require you have vocational English.

To prove you have vocational English, you must show evidence that:

  • you are a citizen of and hold a valid passport from the United Kingdom*, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland. *British National (Overseas) passports are not acceptable as evidence of vocational English.

or

  • in the 3 years before you applied for the visa, you scored one of the following:
Test Score
International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic or General Training) At least 5 for each of the 4 test components
Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) At least 4 for listening, 4 for reading, 14 for writing and 14 for speaking
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) At least 36 for each of the 4 test components
Occupational English Test (OET) At least B for each of the 4 test components
Cambridge C1 Advanced test ​At least 154 in each of the 4 test components

Some visas will allow you to submit other forms of evidence. Check the relevant visa pages to find out.

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