English Requirements

Skills visas
1. Australian Linked Skills visa (sponsored by family) Business skills visas (except those listed below)
2. Most ENS visas

The requirements are:-

• It is requirement that applicants for these visas have vocational English. To satisfy this requirement, you must have a reasonable command of the English language. You must be able to read, write, understand and speak English well enough to communicate effectively for most purposes and in your field of business.

To evidence that you meet this requirement you must:-

1. Provide evidence that you are a native English speaker; or / and
2. Undertake the International English Testing System (IELTS) test.

Better English Levels

For all skilled migration points tested visas, the threshold English language requirement will be competent English, which is a minimum score of 6 in each of the four components of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test or other language test specified by the Minister. While no points will be awarded for competent English, applicants who have obtained this score are able to apply for a visa as long as they meet the other threshold bisa requirements.

Applicants who hold a valid passport and are citizens of the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, the United States of America or the Republic of Ireland are deemed to meet competent English language requirement.

To claim points for proficient or superior English language all applicants, including citizens of United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, the United States of America or the Republic of Ireland, will need to complete an English language test. The test must be completed before the visa application is lodged.

The points test awards points for English language ability as follow:

These visa applicants are not required to satisfy a vocational level of English:-

• State/Territory sponsored Business Owner (provisional)
• State/Territory sponsored Senior Executive (provisional)
• State/Territory sponsored Investor (provisional)
• Business talent Applicants
• All the Residence applicants: Business Owner, Investor, and state sponsored categories of the Residence applications.
• RSMS applicants