GUIDE TO SECURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTS FOR PEOPLE MAKING AN IMMIGRATION APPLICATION If you would like to come and study at City College Norwich as a Tier 4 Student, you may need to pass a Secure English Language Test first. The following information will help you understand the rules. Approved tests (known as Secure English language tests, or SELTS) must be taken in person in a secure environment. The UK Visas and Immigration Service decides which tests are approved and the minimum English level required. Do I have to take a Secure English Test for academic courses? If you want to study an academic course for 6 months or more, the UK Visas & Immigration Service will require you to take a test unless: You are under 18 and coming to study in the UK on a Tier 4 (Child) Student Visa; You are over 18, but you have studied as a child student in the UK for at least 6 months within the last two years; You are from one of the following countries, which the UK Visas & Immigration Service considers to be majority English speaking: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States; What tests are approved by the UK Visas & Immigration Service? The rules, which changed on 6th April 2015, are summarised below: From 6 April 2015, students outside the UK must take an IELTS (Academic) Test at a test centre operated by the IELTS SELT Consortium. If you take any other IELTS test, it will not be accepted. International students inside the UK can take an IELTS test or one of the following tests offered by Trinity College London: Integrated Skills in English Test or Graded Examinations in Spoken English. Trinity operates a small number of approved test centres at cities in the UK. Please see links below. The link to the Home Office list of approved centres worldwide (6th April 2015) is below: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/421685/april_2015_approved_sec ure_english_language_tests_and_test_centres_v3_0.pdf The nearest to City College Norwich are Trinity College London IELTS SELT Consortium 58509 GBS03 Trinity Peterboroug h SELT Centre British Council, Chelmsford Stuart House, East Wing, St John’s Street, Peterborough PE1 5DD 01733 222814 Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ 0161 957 7755 Transitional Arrangements IELTS, Cambridge ESOL and Pearson PTE tests taken on or before 5 April 2015 can be used to apply for a student visa until 5 November 2015. Cambridge ESOL and Pearson PTE are no longer approved after this date. The TOEFL Test is not accepted at all, regardless of when the test was taken. What test score will I need to achieve? TO STUDY AT CITY COLLEGE NORWICH WE ASK YOU TO MEET OUR ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS OF IELTS SCORE OF 6.0 OVERALL, WITH A MINIMUM OF 5.5 IN EACH ELEMENT, OR TRINITY COLLEGE SCORE OF ISE II This document was reviewed in April 2015 and will be reviewed and updated as UKVI Sponsor Guidance changes. When should I sit my Secure English language test? As the English language qualification is part of our academic entry requirements for international applicants, you will need to pass your secure English test before you will be given an unconditional offer of a place on your course. City College Norwich will only provide a Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies for the Home Office when we have confirmation that you have passed the required Secure English Language Test. SELT test requirements for other visa applications Please see the list below to find out what SELT level is required for Tier 4 students visas and other immigration applications such as Indefinite leave to remain and British Citizenship. Visa description CEFR level required Skills required Trinity test required Tier 4 (General ) student visa all levels City College requirements Family, Spouse or partner visa Indefinite leave to remain (settlement) or British Citizenship Tier 1 (General) visa B2 Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing ISE II IELTS UKVI test and score required 6.0 overall and 5.5 in each of the 4 elements A1 Speaking, Listening GESE Grade 2 Life Skills at A1 pass B1 Speaking, Listening GESE Grade 5 Life Skills at B1 pass C1 ISE III Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) and (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa Tier 2 (General) visa B1 Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing 7.0 overall and in each element 4.0 overall and in each of the four elements B1 Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing ISE I Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa B2 Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing ISE II Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa A1 Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing ISE 0 ISE I 4.0 overall and in each of the four elements 5.5 overall and in each of the 4 elements 4.0 overall and in each of the four elements To book your test please follow the links: Trinity College London: https://englishexamcentres.co.uk/register.html?ebid=&vid=&eid=19&lid=48&date=Exam+Session+Date&sps=20 IELTS test centres: http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/ielts-ukvi PLEASE NOTE THAT IMMIGRATION RULES CHANGE FREQUENTLY, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHECK THE POLICY GUIDANCE AT THE TIME OF MAKING THE APPLICATION. If you have any further queries please contact the International Adviser, The Advice Shop City College Norwich Ipswich Road Norwich Norfolk NR2 2LJ. Tel +44 (0)1603 773483 Email information@ccn.ac.uk. This document was reviewed in April 2015 and will be reviewed and updated as UKVI Sponsor Guidance changes.