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Pick what you want to do and where. You will see the IELTS test and score each route asks for, with its official source.
Test: Set by your college or university
No IELTS score in the study permit rules. Check the English rule of your college or university
Result age: Set by your college or university
The SDS (Student Direct Stream) fast track closed on 8 November 2024. All study permits now use the regular process.
Every country, in more detail: IELTS score requirements by country
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program: IELTS General Training only (not Academic, and not One Skill Retake). CLB (Canadian Language Benchmarks) 7: IELTS 6.0 in each of Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class: IELTS General Training only (not Academic, and not One Skill Retake). CLB (Canadian Language Benchmarks) 7 if your job is TEER (training, education, experience and responsibilities) 0 or 1, or CLB 5 if it is TEER 2 or 3. Express Entry: Federal Skilled Trades Program: IELTS General Training only (not Academic, and not One Skill Retake). CLB (Canadian Language Benchmarks) 5 in Speaking and Listening, CLB 4 in Reading and Writing. Always check the official page before you book.
Skilled Worker visa: IELTS for UKVI (UK Visas and Immigration), taken at an approved test centre. CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) level B2: IELTS for UKVI 5.5 in each of the 4 skills. Health and Care Worker visa: IELTS for UKVI (UK Visas and Immigration), taken at an approved test centre. CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) level B2: IELTS for UKVI 5.5 in each of the 4 skills. Always check the official page before you book.
F-1 student visa: Set by your university. No fixed IELTS minimum for the visa. Your university sets its own English rule. Always check the official page before you book.