ScoreFluentAustralian visas
Nine current Home Affairs test options, test-centre rules and English-level score tables.
Read the guide →English exam guides for your goal.
First, check which test your organisation accepts. Then compare the tasks and scoring.
Which English test should you take? Compare the tests and try the 15-question chooser →
Choose by destination and purpose
Start with the authority or institution that will receive your result. These guides keep immigration evidence separate from university admission and link each key claim to an official source.
Visas and immigration
UK Student visa
Course-provider assessment, four-skill SELTs and the exact UKVI products.
Read the guide →Canada Express Entry
CELPIP-General, IELTS General Training and PTE Core, scoped to Express Entry.
Read the guide →New Zealand skilled residence
Accepted evidence, in-person test delivery and separate family-applicant rules.
Read the guide →Ireland study visa
The immigration minimum compared with the college’s own course requirement.
Read the guide →University study
United States
Institution-level English policies and why admission comes before the student visa.
Read the guide →United Kingdom
Course-level tests and scores, with UCL and Oxford as labelled examples.
Read the guide →Europe
A country-by-country hub for programme language, admission and immigration checks.
Read the guide →Germany
Teaching language, qualification recognition and a labelled TUM example.
Read the guide →The Netherlands
Programme-level evidence, a labelled UvA example and the residence sequence.
Read the guide →Find your exam
PTE Academic
A computer-based academic English test. Tasks mix skills. You get four section scores.
Read the guide →TOEFL iBT
Learn about the 2026 test and its academic tasks. For Australian visas, check the booking rules first.
Read the guide →LanguageCert Academic
Read the format, scoring and speaking guides. See visa rules by country.
Read the guide →IELTS
Compare Academic and General Training. Their reading and writing tasks are different.
Read the guide →CELPIP-General
Everyday English for Canada. Includes email and survey writing and eight recorded speaking tasks.
Read the guide →Cambridge C1 Advanced
Includes Reading and Use of English, longer writing, and speaking with another candidate.
Read the guide →Michigan English Test (MET)
Tests four skills. Grammar is part of reading. Speaking tasks are short and recorded.
Read the guide →How to narrow your shortlist
- Check acceptance. Your visa, university or employer may accept only some tests.
- Write down the scores you need. Note the minimum for each section and the overall score.
- Try official sample tasks. See which test feels easier for you.
- Check the details. Compare test dates, cost, how fast you get results, and retake rules.
No test is easiest for everyone. Choose the one that is accepted, fits your skills and gives you enough time to prepare.