Additional English test accepted for state nomination

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

Immigration SA will now be accepting the following additional English language test for General Skilled Migration (GSM) state nomination:

• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

This is in addition to the four English tests currently accepted by Immigration SA.

For details of Immigration SA’s English requirement for each occupation, please view theState Nominated Occupation Lists. Details of the minimum scores required for each English test are available online.

If you are submitting a state nomination application with a CAE test result, Immigration SA requires the following:

• Candidate ID number*

• Secret number*

• Test date - the CAE test must have been taken on or after 1 January 2015.

• An uploaded copy of the test result certificate

* The Candidate ID and the secret number are given to the candidate when they register for the test and are not printed on the CAE test result certificate. If the candidate doesn’t have these details, they will need to contact the CAE test centre.

Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)

If you are submitting a state nomination application with a PTE Academic test result, please remember that the candidate needs to give permission to Immigration SA to view their test results through their online PTE Academic account.

Detailed instructions on how to give permission to Immigration SA to view the PTE Academic scores online are available at the bottom of the English comparison table.

Applications
For further information about applying for state nomination, visit the Immigration SA website.