Step-by-step Registration Guide
Registration procedures for candidates
- If you want to take an IELTS test you must submit an
IELTS Application Form to an
IELTS test centre. For a full list of IELTS test centres, please
click here.
- Before you apply you should read the IELTS Information for
Candidates, which your test centre will give you, or you can
download from this website . Centre specific information sheets
with details of available test dates and fees is available from the
test centre. You also need to find out the deadline for
registration specified by the test centre.
- You need some evidence of identity. This must be a passport
number, or in some circumstances a national identity card number.
Please confirm with your test centre which form of identification
is acceptable. Candidates taking the test outside their own country
must present a passport. Candidates must enter the number of their
passport or identity card on the Application Form.
- You should complete the Application Form and read the Terms and
Conditions carefully before signing the form. You can submit the
Application Form at the test centre with the test fee, two recent
passport sized photographs (within last six months) and a photocopy
of your passport/national identity card attached to the Application
Form.
If you want to register by mail, please make sure you include
all the above required documentation in your application and
contact the test centre about method of payment for test fee.
- The test centre will confirm in writing details of the test
day, giving time, venue and when the Speaking test is to be
conducted. Please note the Speaking test can be up to 7 days before
or after the test date.
- On the test day, make sure you bring the same evidence of
identity as the number entered on the application form.
Contact your nearest IELTS test centre for more information.
Things to note when completing the application form
- You need to indicate on the application form which ID document
(passport or national ID card) you will bring on the test date and
the number of this document.
- You must provide your full name, correctly spelt, and a valid
postal address. The name on your passport/national ID card should
be used for registration as it will be used for issuing your IELTS
Test Report Form.
- You must choose either Academic or General Training as the
module of IELTS test you will take
- If you want your results to be sent by post or electronically
to receiving organisations, make sure you fill in the correct
contact name and address for all organisations.
