485 visa

21 April 2015

All applicants applying for Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visas on or after 18 April 2015 must provide evidence of having achieved the following scores in a test taken in the three years immediately prior to lodging their visa application:

English test	Minimum overall Score	Total overall score	Minimum scores for English test components
English test	Minimum overall Score	Total overall score	Listening	Reading	Speaking	Writing
IELTS	6	–	5	5	5	5
OET	B	–	B	B	B	B
TOEFL iBT	–	64	4	4	14	14
PTE Academic	50	–	36	36	36	36
CAE*	169	–	154	154	154	154

IELTS: International English Language Test System
OET: Occupational English Test
TOEFL iBT: Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test
PTE Academic: Pearson Test of English Academic
CAE: Cambridge English: Advanced (*test taken on or after 1 January 2015)

Applicants holding a valid passport issued by the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland will meet the English requirement without writing the exams above.

485 visa

21 April 2015

All applicants applying for Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visas on or after 18 April 2015 must provide evidence of having achieved the following scores in a test taken in the three years immediately prior to lodging their visa application:

English test

Minimum overall Score

Total overall score

Minimum scores for English test components

Listening

Reading

Speaking

Writing

IELTS

6

–

5

5

5

5

OET

B

–

B

B

B

B

TOEFL iBT

–

64

4

4

14

14

PTE Academic

50

–

36

36

36

36

CAE*

169

–

154

154

154

154

IELTS: International English Language Test System

OET: Occupational English Test

TOEFL iBT: Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test

PTE Academic: Pearson Test of English Academic

CAE: Cambridge English: Advanced (*test taken on or after 1 January 2015)

Applicants holding a valid passport issued by the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland will meet the English requirement without writing the exams above.