From November 2014, English Language Proficiency Tests for migration purposes include additional proficiency tests of TOEFL, PTE and CET in January 2015. Proficiency scores for migration purposes include:
*Functional English testing done within 12 months of visa lodgement date, or during visa application processing; Competent to Superior testing must have been done within 3 years prior to visa lodgement date.
**TOEFL is an Internet Based Test (TOEFL-iBT)
Functional English can also be achieved through either of the following:
- A positive assessment by an Adult Migrant English Program service provider in Australia that you have functional English.
- Completed all years of primary education and at least three years of secondary education in an educational institution in or outside Australia and all instructions were in English.
- Completed at least five years of secondary education in an institution in or outside Australia and all instructions were in English.
- Successfully completed at least one year of full-time study or equivalent part-time study towards a degree, higher degree, diploma, or associate diploma in an institution in Australia and all instructions were in English.
- Completed a degree, a higher degree, a diploma or a trade certificate that required at least two years of full-time study or training in an institution in or outside Australia and all instructions were in English.
- The functional level of the Australian Assessment of Communicative English Skills (ACCESS) test certified by the relevant testing body. Your test must have been completed within 12 months of visa application lodgement or can be completed during visa application processing.