IELTS requirements
The score each route actually asks for — immigration, study and professional registration — with the official scoring model on every page. Evergreen; verify live figures at the source.
30 routes
Immigration
Visa and PR routes — the variant each needs and how it reads your band.
- Canada Express EntryHow IELTS General Training converts to CLB levels and CRS points for Canada Express Entry — the FSW CLB 7 minimum, CEC by TEER, and full GT practice tests.See the requirement
- Canada Provincial Nominee (PNP)IELTS for a Canadian Provincial Nominee Program: which General Training bands each stream's CLB minimum needs, why it varies by province, and full practice tests.See the requirement
- Canada Study PermitThe study permit sets no single IELTS score — your university or college does. See typical IELTS Academic band ranges by study level and practise free.See the requirement
- UK Skilled Worker visaThe UK Skilled Worker visa needs CEFR B1 English across all four skills, proven with an approved SELT: IELTS for UKVI. See the band that meets B1 and practise.See the requirement
- UK Student visaThe English rule for a UK Student visa: CEFR B1 below degree level, B2 at degree level, when IELTS for UKVI is required, and how universities set their band.See the requirement
- UK Health and Care Worker visaA Health and Care Worker visa needs only CEFR B1 English, yet the NMC, GMC and other regulators demand a far higher IELTS Academic band. Both gates explained.See the requirement
- Australia skilled migration (points)How IELTS maps to Australia's skilled points test: the Competent, Proficient and Superior English ladder, the band each needs, and the points they earn.See the requirement
- Australia Student visa (subclass 500)IELTS for the Australian subclass 500 student visa: which Academic band your provider sets, how packaged ELICOS can lower the entry point, plus practice tests.See the requirement
- New Zealand Skilled Migrant CategoryHow the New Zealand Skilled Migrant Category reads IELTS: an approved-test English gate you must pass before points rank your residence profile.See the requirement
- Ireland Critical Skills Employment PermitDoes Ireland's Critical Skills Employment Permit need IELTS? The permit sets no band — see where English is read, by the job or a regulator, and practise free.See the requirement
Study
University and college admission bands by country and level.
- IELTS for UK universitiesIELTS for UK universities: the Academic band your offer sets, why per-skill floors bite, when degree study skips UKVI, and how pre-sessional English works.See the requirement
- IELTS for Canadian universitiesIELTS Academic for study in Canada: how each university and department fixes its own band, why per-module floors bite, and full computer-delivered mocks.See the requirement
- IELTS for Australian universitiesIELTS for Australian universities: the typical Academic band ranges for undergraduate and postgraduate study, and the per-module minimums that catch applicants.See the requirement
- IELTS for US universitiesIELTS for US university admission uses the 9-band Academic test — no national floor, each program fixes its own bar. See the IELTS-TOEFL concordance.See the requirement
- IELTS for New Zealand universitiesIELTS for New Zealand universities: which variant to sit, the typical undergraduate and postgraduate band ranges, the per-component floor, and full timed practice.See the requirement
- IELTS for Irish universitiesIELTS for Irish universities: why Academic is the variant, how each course sets its own band around 6.5, and full computer-delivered practice tests.See the requirement
- IELTS for a Masters degreeThe IELTS band a master's degree needs: usually an overall 6.5–7.0 on IELTS Academic with per-skill floors, set by the university. The structure, explained.See the requirement
- IELTS for undergraduate admissionThe IELTS band for a bachelor's degree, explained: why it's Academic, how a course sets an overall band plus per-module floors, and typical ranges by route.See the requirement
- IELTS for PhD admissionIELTS for a doctoral programme: which variant a PhD reads, why Writing carries the highest per-skill floor, who can raise the bar, and full timed practice tests.See the requirement
- IELTS for foundation & pre-sessional EnglishNot at the direct-entry band yet? Foundation and pre-sessional English courses let you enter below it and progress — see how course length scales to your gap.See the requirement
Registration
Professional registration — the per-skill minimums regulators set.
- IELTS for UK NMC nurse registrationWhat the NMC expects for UK nurse registration: IELTS Academic scored skill by skill, Writing at 6.5 and the rest at 7.0, plus OET and the two-sittings rule.See the requirement
- IELTS for UK GMC doctor registrationThe GMC needs IELTS Academic overall 7.5 with 7.0 in every skill, or OET grade B, dated within two years. See the per-skill table and practise free.See the requirement
- IELTS for Australia AHPRA registrationFor most health professions AHPRA sets a per-band 7.0 on Academic IELTS, no averaging, plus an OET grade B alternative, a two-sitting rule and exemptions.See the requirement
- IELTS for US nurses (CGFNS VisaScreen)VisaScreen for US-bound nurses uses IELTS Academic on a two-tier model — an overall band plus a higher Speaking minimum. See the per-skill rule and practise free.See the requirement
- IELTS for NZ Nursing Council registrationThe NCNZ registers overseas nurses on IELTS Academic 7.0 in each skill, or OET grade B. See the per-skill table, the two-date merge rule, and practise free.See the requirement
- IELTS for Ireland NMBI nurse registrationNMBI nurse and midwife registration in Ireland: the IELTS Academic scores the board asks for, the OET alternative, the combine-sittings rule, timed practice.See the requirement
- IELTS for Engineers Australia assessmentThe IELTS score Engineers Australia's migration skills assessment needs: Competent English means 6.0 in every skill, with accepted alternatives and exemptions.See the requirement
- IELTS for UK GPhC pharmacist registrationRegistering as a pharmacist in Great Britain? The GPhC accepts IELTS Academic at 7.0 overall with 7.0 in each skill. See the per-skill rule and practise free.See the requirement
- IELTS for Canada nursing (NNAS / provincial)IELTS for nursing in Canada explained: how the NNAS route works, IELTS Academic vs CELBAN, the per-skill minimums provinces set, and how bands map to CLB.See the requirement
- IELTS for UK HCPC registrationThe IELTS scores HCPC asks internationally-trained physiotherapists, radiographers and allied health staff to meet — per-skill minimums and the OET alternative.See the requirement