English language requirement for secondary or dependent subclass 186 visa applicants
In most cases, secondary or dependent subclass 186 visa applicants, 18 or over, who do NOT have at least functional English must pay an additional Visa Application Charge of $4,890 each.
Functional English is met by:
Holding a valid passport Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States of America and is a citizen of that country OR
Holding a degree, higher degree, diploma or a trade certificate which required at least 2 years of full time study or training, conducted in English OR
Having completed all years of primary education, conducted in English and at least 3 years of full time study, conducted in English, in a secondary education institution OR
Having completed at least 5 years of full time study, conducted in English, in a secondary education institution OR
Having successfully completed at least 12 months of full time study or at least 24 months part time study towards a degree, higher degree, diploma or associate diploma at an institution in Australian, conducted in English OR
Having an International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR) which is rating scale basic social proficiency (test score rating of 2 in EACH test component of listening, reading, writing and speaking) OR
Having an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall test score of at least 4.5 (based on test component of listening, reading, writing and speaking) OR
Having a Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) overall test score of at least 32 (based on test component of listening, reading, writing and speaking) OR
Having a Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) overall test score of at least 30 (based on test component of listening, reading, writing and speaking) OR
Having a Cambridge English: Advance (CAE) test score of at least 147 (based on test component of listening, reading, writing and speaking)
NOTE: The English language tests listed above must have been undertaken within 12 months before the visa lodgement or be undertaken while the visa application is being processed.
