ENGLISH TEST REQUIREMENTS · AUSTRALIA · CANADA
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Official requirements for visas, permanent residence and citizenship. Every figure is quoted from the government or test-body source and dated, so you can check it yourself.
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PTE Academic overall, and in each skill:
LISTEN40
READ42
WRITE41
SPEAK39
Verified 3 Oct 2026 · immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
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Home Affairs: English language visa requirementsimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026Home Affairs: Temporary Graduate (485)immi.homeaffairs.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026IRCC: Express Entry language test resultscanada.ca · read 3 Oct 2026IRCC: CLB tables by testcanada.ca · read 3 Oct 2026Pearson: PTE Academic and IELTS concordance, July 2025pearsonpte.com · read 3 Oct 2026Paragon: CELPIP test overview and feescelpip.ca · read 3 Oct 2026Paragon: CELPIP results and scoringcelpip.ca · read 3 Oct 2026Ahpra: accepted English language testsahpra.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026Pearson: PTE test centres and feespearsonpte.com · read 3 Oct 2026
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