Australia to not consider TOEFL score for Visa pupose

The Australian government has announced that “TOEFL iBT will no longer be offering English language tests for Australian visa purposes until further notice.” The announcement was made at the official website of Australia’s Department of Home Affairs — immi.homeaffairs.gov.au.

While the Test of English as a Foreign Language score was acceptable earlier, the Australian government has announced that it won’t be considered, beginning from July 26.

“The enhanced version of the TOEFL iBT, which begins worldwide administrations



on July 26, has been designed to improve the test taker experience, reducing the test time and streamlining the registration process, while maintaining the rigor and reliability the test is known for. ETS has submitted the enhanced test to Australia’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to be reviewed as part of a standard process the Department takes to evaluate English language tests. We commend the DHA for this thorough review which ensures that its high standards for measures of English proficiency are upheld,” Rohit Sharma, SVP of Global Higher Education and Workskills, ETS said.