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Test Differences | IELTS Academic | IELTS General Training | Life Skills A1 and A2 | Life Skills B1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Test purpose | Higher Education Acceptance and visa | Migration Only | For family of a settled person | For indefinite leave to remain or citizenship |
Acceptance | Australia Canada, the US and New Zealand And more (UKVI option available) | Australia Canada, the US, UK and New Zealand and more (UKVI option available) | UK and Europe | UK and Europe |
What to expect? | Academic content | Every day English | Everyday English for listening and speaking content using basic information to communicate with familiar topics. | Everyday English for listening and speaking content using basic information to communicate with familiar topics. |
Duration | 2 hours and 45 minutes. | 2 hours and 45 minutes. | 16 – 18 minutes | 22 minutes |
Test Formats | Paper, Computer and Online | Paper and Computer | Paper | Paper |
Results | 13 days for Paper 1-5 for Computer and 3-6 for IELTS Online. | 13 days for Paper and 1-5 for Computer. | 7 days | 7 days |
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