You are tested by the IELTS simply simply take – and the rating you may need – depends on both your visa needs and/or the needs for the institution for which you want to learn or work.
| Visa description | Minimum CEFR level needed | abilities | IELTS test and minimum ratings required |
| Tier 1 (basic visa) | C1 | paying attention, Reading, composing and talking | IELTS for UKVI7.0 general, plus in all the four skills |
| Tier 1 (Exceptional skill visa) | B1 | Listening, Reading, composing and talking | IELTS for UKVI4.0 general, plus in all the four skills |
| Tier 1 (Entrepreneur visa) | B1 | Listening, Reading, composing and talking | IELTS for UKVI4.0 general, as well as in all the four skills |
| Tier 1 (Graduate business owner visa) | B1 | Listening, Reading, composing and talking | IELTS for UKVI4.0 general, plus in each one of the four abilities |
| Tier 2 (basic visa) – generally in most cases | B1 | Listening, Reading, composing and talking | IELTS for UKVI4.0 general, as well as in all the four abilities |
| Tier 2 (Sportsperson visa) | A1 | talking and paying attention | IELTS lifestyle Skills A1 – PassIELTS for UKVI – 4.0 in Speaking and paying attention |
| Tier 2 (Minister of faith visa) | B2 | Listening, Reading, composing and talking | IELTS for UKVI5.5 overall, as well as in each one of the four skills |
| Tier 4 (General pupil visa) – below degree degree and pre-sessional courses | B1 | Listening, Reading, composing and talking | IELTS for UKVI4.0 general, plus in all the four skills |
| Tier 4 (General pupil visa) – degree degree and above | B2 | Listening, Reading, composing and talking | IELTS/IELTS for UKVI5.5 general, plus in each one of the four abilities |
| A1 | Speaking and Listening | IELTS Life Skills A1 – PassIELTS for UKVI – 4.0 in talking and paying attention | |
| Speaking and paying attention | IELTS lifestyle Skills A2 – PassIELTS for UKVI – 4.0 in Talking and paying attention | ||
| B1 | talking and paying attention | IELTS lifestyle Skills B1 – PassIELTS for UKVI – 4.0 in talking and paying attention |
Please be aware that both General and Academic Training modules are accepted. The CEFR requirement of each ability should be met.
IELTS for UKVI may be used where IELTS Life Skills is employed; test takers will have to get 4.0 or above in talking and paying attention (scores for Reading and composing will likely be ignored).
You must meet the English language level set by the institution if you are applying for a Tier 4 Student Visa at a Higher Education Institution (HEI) to enter directly onto a bachelor or postgraduate degree at a university that is a Tier 4 Sponsor.
To discover whether you’ll want to simply take IELTS for UKVI, and exactly what degree you’ll want to attain, please utilize the visa checking solution furnished by the united kingdom office at home.
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