Life Skills (A1, A2 & B1)
IELTS Life Skills is a UK Government Approved Secure English Language Test (SELT) that assesses your English speaking and listening skills at Level A1, A2 or B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
IELTS Life Skills – 3 levels
IELTS Life Skills tests meet the standards for speaking and listening in English set by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Each test will assess your ability to listen and respond, make your meaning clear, and hold a conversation with another person.
Why you need the exam in general:
IELTS Life Skills – 3 levels
IELTS Life Skills tests meet the standards for speaking and listening in English set by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Each test will assess your ability to listen and respond, make your meaning clear, and hold a conversation with another person.
Why you need the exam in general:
- If you want to remain with a relative, spouse or partner already living in the UK permanently.
- If you are already living in the UK and want to make it your permanent home.
- If you want to become a British citizen.
- Take IELTS for UKVI Life Skills A1 if you need to prove your English proficiency as part of your application to UK Visas and Immigration for visas that are for the ‘family of a settled person’.
- Take IELTS for UKVI Life Skills A2 if you need to prove your English proficiency as part of your application to UK Visas and Immigration for a visa that is for ‘extension to a family, spouse or partner’. (The A2-level English Life Skills test is only offered in the UK.)
- Take IELTS for UKVI Life Skills B1 if you need to prove your English proficiency as part of your application to UK Visas and Immigration for ‘citizenship or indefinite leave to remain’.
At each level, the test is designed to assess whether you can listen and respond, make your meaning clear, and talk with other people.
We offer the following Life Skills tests:
- IELTS Life Skills - A1 Speaking and Listening.
- IELTS Life Skills - A2 Speaking and Listening (offered in the UK only).
- IELTS Life Skills - B1 Speaking and Listening.
IELTS Life Skills tests are taken face-to-face with an examiner and with one other test taker. You will be asked to conduct a structured conversation and must demonstrate that you can listen and respond to a number of tasks. Alongside the current IELTS, all three tests should be offered:
- IELTS Life Skills A1 / A2 - 16 - 18 minutes
- IELTS Life Skills B1 - 22 minutes
How is IELTS for UKVI Life Skills scored?
You will get test result preferably within a week. Unlike our other tests, IELTS for UKVI Life Skills is not scored. Instead, you will receive either a Pass or a Fail result depending on how you performed. A Pass result means that you have been successful and can now proceed with your visa application. A Fail result means that you have not been successful and your test cannot be used as part of your application.
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