Section 5 – English language proficiency

You must declare whether English is your first language or not. You should only indicate English is your first language if it is the main or only language you use on a day-to-day basis.

Having studied English or undertaken education or training at an institution where the medium of instruction is English does not necessarily mean that English is your first language. If English is not your first language then you must provide proof of your English language proficiency.

Applicants whose first language is not English and who are required to provide a language test certificate as evidence of their proficiency must ensure that it is, or is comparable to, IELTS level 7.0 with no element below 6.5 (or IELTS level 8.0 with no element below 7.5 for Speech and language therapists).

If you propose to rely upon a test score that is not listed below, it will be your responsibility to provide evidence that it is comparable to the requisite IELTS levels. Failure to do so will delay the processing of your application.

Any test certificate submitted must be no more than two years old when we receive your application.

The following English language tests and scores will be accepted as satisfactory to meet this requirement.