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IELTS for UKVI and IELTS Life Skills

If you are looking to work or study in the UK, you may need to apply for a UK visa and demonstrate that you have met the required level of English by taking a Home Office approved Secure English Language Test (SELT), such as IELTS for UKVI (Academic and General Training) or IELTS Life Skills.

Is there a difference in test format between IELTS and IELTS for UKVI?

IELTS and IELTS for UKVI are the same in terms of format, content, scoring, and level of difficulty. However, the Test Report Form which contains your results is slightly different to show that you have taken the test at an official IELTS for UKVI location, which is approved by the UK Home Office.

Which test format should I take?

If you are a student, ALWAYS check with your university / college / school which test you need before booking.

If you are applying for a Student Visa (Tier 4) at a higher education institution to enter directly onto a bachelor or postgraduate degree at a university that is a Tier 4 Sponsor, you must meet the English language level set by the institution. All British universities and colleges accept IELTS Academic results. This means you may not need to take an IELTS for UKVI (Academic) test but can submit an IELTS Academic result.

If you are NOT a student, ALWAYS check which test format you need with the organisations you are applying to before booking the test.

Registration

Click  to register for IELTS UKVI or Life Skills tests. 

The test fee for IELTS for UKVI is 262 EUR
The fee for Life Skills is 185 EUR

Payment instructions

You find the payment instructions in the acknowledgement email that you receive after registration, and also in the blue Payment tab in the test taker portal. Payment is done by bank transfer. Bank transfers do not generate an immediate payment confirmation, but you will get a confirmation as soon as we have checked the received payments in our account. 
You may get a payment reminder while your payment is in transit, as the system does not recognise weekends and holidays.

If you are not making a direct application for a UK visa, you do not need to take IELTS for UKVI. 

For more information about IELTS for UKVI, please click . In case you have any IELTS for UKVI and Life Skills enquiries, please contact us at ielts@tlu.ee