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Which SELT for which visa?
Depending on visa type, applicants may be required to take either a 2-skills (Speaking & Listening) or a 4-skills (Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking) SELT exam. The minimum Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level required varies by visa type.
Visa requirement information is subject to change. Applicants should refer to UK Government guidance on English language exams for visas and are responsible for ensuring they take the correct exam. Applicants applying for Study in the UK visas are advised to contact their sponsors to confirm which CEFR level they require before registering for an exam.
The tables below outline the minimum CEFR level and skills required for each visa type.
Visas requiring 2 skills: Listening and Speaking
|
VISA TYPE
|
SKILLS TO BE DEMONSTRATED
|
LEVEL
|
PROVIDERS
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Join Family visa
(Spouse, Partner,
Child) – Non-Points
Based Routes
|
Speaking and
listening
|
A1
|
LanguageCert | PSI
Services | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|
|
Further Leave to
Remain:* • Family
life as a partner of a
settled person
(Spouse/Partner) •
Family life as a
parent (Parent of a
Dependant)
|
Speaking and
listening
|
A1
|
LanguageCert |
Trinity College
London | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|
|
Representative of an
Overseas Business
visa
|
Speaking and
listening
|
A1
|
LanguageCert | PSI
Services | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|
|
Sportsperson visa
|
LanguageCert | PSI
Services | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|
||
|
Further Leave to Remain (visa extension): * • Family life as a partner of a settled person (Spouse/Partner) • Family life as a parent (Parent of a Dependant)
|
Speaking and
listening
|
A2
|
LanguageCert |
Trinity College London | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|
|
Indefinite Leave to
Remain — ILR*
(Settlement/Perma
nent Residency)
|
Speaking and
listening
|
B1
|
LanguageCert |
Trinity College
London | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|
|
British Citizenship
(Naturalisation)*
|
Speaking and
listening
|
B1
|
LanguageCert |
Trinity College
London | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|
Visas requiring 4 skills: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking
|
VISA TYPE
|
SKILLS TO BE DEMONSTRATED
|
LEVEL
|
PROVIDERS
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skilled Worker visa
(this route replaces
Tier 2 General)
|
Listening, Reading,
Writing & Speaking
|
A1
|
LanguageCert | PSI
Services | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|
|
Skilled Worker:
Health and Care visa
|
Listening, Reading,
Writing & Speaking
|
B1
|
LanguageCert | PSI
Services | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|
|
Ministers of Religion
visa
|
Listening, Reading,
Writing & Speaking
|
B2
|
LanguageCert | PSI
Services | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|
|
Innovator visa
|
LanguageCert | PSI
Services | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|
||
|
Start-up visa
|
Listening, Reading,
Writing & Speaking
|
B2
|
LanguageCert | PSI
Services | IELTS
SELT Consortium |
Pearson
|