Skills for English tests for life, work and study

Approved by the UK Home Office for visa and immigration applications,

Skills for English tests are simple, quick, and affordable. They have been
designed to make the process of organising and achieving English
language testing goal as intuitive and straightforward as possible.

The tests are available with a choice of delivery options:

Online proctored – taken remotely (at home) at any time using live
online proctoring
Onsite – in a single computer-based test session at PSI authorised
test centres around the world
SELT – in a single computer-based test session at UKVI-approved
test centres in over 125 countries outside of the UK
 Benefits

Available worldwide at secure Test levels matched exactly to

A test you can trust - Assured
test centres in over 125 the CEFR level required by
by SQA and approved by ENIC
countries, or at home with your institution
secure live online proctoring.

Reading and Listening skills are

A one-session test that is
entirely computer-based
with no examiner/assessor
present
automatically marked. Speaking
and Writing skills are marked by
expert assessors who do not see
any of your students’ personal
details.
Tests are scored quickly, with
results available in as little as
3 to 5 days.

How long are the tests

The table below shows you how long each test takes.

Skills to be demonstrated Level Maximum test time allowed

Speaking and listening A1 30 minutes

Speaking and listening 35 minutes

A2

50 minutes
Speaking and listening B1

Speaking, listening, reading and writing 175 minutes

B1

B2
Speaking, listening, reading and writing 190 minutes

Speaking, listening, reading and writing 190 minutes

C1

190 minutes
Speaking, listening, reading and writing C2
Levels tailored to candidate needs

Skills for English: SELT provides an accurate measure of language proficiency through practical and realistic tasks
expected in an English-speaking environment.

Skills to be Maximum test

Visa type Level
demonstrated time allowed
Join Family visa (Spouse, Partner, Speaking and listening A1 30 minutes
Child) - Non Points Based Routes

Further Leave to Remain: *

• Family life as a partner of a settled person
Speaking and listening A1 30 minutes
(Spouse/Partner)
• Family life as a parent (Parent of a Dependant)

Representative of an Overseas Business visa Speaking and listening A1 30 minutes

Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa Speaking and listening A1 30 minutes

Further Leave to Remain (visa extension): * Speaking and listening A2 35 minutes

• Family life as a partner of a settled person
(Spouse/Partner)
• Family life as a parent (Parent of a Dependant)

Indefinite Leave to Remain - ILR *

Speaking and listening B1 50 minutes
(Settlement/Permanent Residency)

British Citizenship (Naturalisation) *

Speaking and listening B1 50 minutes

Reading, writing,
Tier 2 (General) visa B1 175 minutes
speaking and listening

Reading, writing,
High Potential Individual visa 175 minutes
speaking and listening B1

Reading, writing,
Tier 2 Health and Care visa B1 175 minutes
speaking and listening

Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa Reading, writing, 190 minutes

B2
speaking and listening

Reading, writing,
Innovator visa, Start-up visa B2 190 minutes
speaking and listening

Student visa - below degree level - Check with Reading, writing,

your institution B1 175 minutes
speaking and listening

Student visa - degree level and above - Check Reading, writing,

speaking and listening 190 minutes
with your institution B2

* Please note that whilst a Skills for English: SELT is valid for any visa or immigration application where evidence of English Language
proficiency is required, some types of application in the categories marked with a * may only be made from within the UK. Please
check the residency requirements for your specific visa type by visiting High Potential Individual visa
Qualification comparison table

Skills for English is mapped to the ‘Common European Framework of Reference for Languages’ (CEFR) so you
can also see how it maps to other international English language qualifications.

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