IELTS and Immigration

If you’re an emegrant, you need IELTS

by Mehdi Safavi | Jul 20, 2019 | Tips

If you plan to emigrate to an English-speaking country, your English language skills will be important to you. Governments use IELTS to process immigration and student visa applications in many English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK.

Even native English speakers need an English language qualification to emigrate to some English-speaking countries.

You will need to check the IELTS scores for immigration needed in the country of your choice before you book your IELTS test.

Australia

To prove that you have competent English before moving to Australia, you need to have achieved a score of at least 6 for each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) of the IELTS exam that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

Canada

You must prove your language skills by taking a language test approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). You must take the “General Training” type of IELTS. Read more…

New Zealand

There is no set requirement on what type of IELTS test you need to sit for emigrating to New Zealand. You can sit either the Academic IELTS or the General IELTS test as both types are accepted by the Immigration New Zealand.

United Kingdom

On 29 November 2010 the Immigration Rules were changed to introduce a new English Language requirement for applicants applying to enter or remain in the UK. Read more…

About the Author

CEO and Co-founder of Juice Academy

Mehdi Safavi is a Cambridge certified English teacher (CELTA Grade A), IDP-trained IELTS expert, Sussex Downs College TESOL with 17+ years of teaching & teacher training experience. More about him →