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English language proficiency exam for VisaScreen®
About this requirement
The English language proficiency assessment confirms that the applicant demonstrates the required competency in oral and written English based on the applicant’s achievement of passing scores on tests jointly approved by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Applicants educated in specific countries where English is the native language and the textbook and instruction language (see below) are exempt from having to take an English proficiency exam.
Who does not need the exam
For you to be exempt from the English proficiency requirement for the VisaScreen® Visa Credentials Assessment:
- Your entry-level professional education occurred in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada (except most of Quebec), New Zealand, Ireland or the United States.
- Your textbook and instruction language was in English.
Who needs to take the exam
If you do not meet the criteria above, you need to take one of the following groups of English language proficiency examinations. The testing organization forwards your score to CGFNS for evaluation.
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), TWE (Test of Written English), and the TSE (Test of Spoken English) or
- TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language, internet-based version) measuring all four skills of communication: reading, writing, listening, and speaking or
- TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication), the TWE, and the TSE or
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Academic Module for registered nurses, physician assistants, speech language pathologists, audiologists, clinical laboratory scientist (medical technologist); or general module for medical laboratory technicians (medical technicians) and licensed practical nurses
- Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists may take TOEFL iBT or TOEFL plus TSE and TWE; they must have taken all three of these exams.
The passing scores for the English language proficiency examinations are located in the VisaScreen® Applicant Handbook and the VisaScreen® Requirements.
Contact details for English language proficiency exam centers
Applicants apply directly to:
TOEFL, TWE, TSE and TOEFL iBT
TOEFL® Services
Educational Testing Service
PO Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 USA
Telephone: +1 (609) 771 7100 or +1 (877) 863 3546
Monday through Friday, 8am to 8pm, U.S. Eastern Time
Fax: +1 (610) 290 8972
Email: Fill out this form
Web site: www.toeflgoanywhere.org
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TOEIC Service International
TOEICTesting Program
Educational Testing Service
Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08540 USA
Telephone: +1 (609) 771 7170
Fax: +1 (609) 771 7111
Email: toeic@ets.org
Web site: www.ets.org |
IELTS
IELTS International
Suite 112
825 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA
Telephone: +1 (323) 255 2771
Fax: +1 (323) 255 1261
Email: Fill out this form
Web site: www.ielts.org/
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