IELTS ( English Language Test) The most Essential requirement)

A major Hurdle for overseas Nurses applying to UK is the IELTS exam, or Test of English Language.


Nurses require the Academic version of the IELTS test and achieve:

• at least 7.0 in the listening and reading sections
• at least 7.0 in the writing and speaking sections, and
• at least 7.0 (out of a possible 9) overall.

Applicants may provide two IELTS test certificates to meet the above requirements, but must not have scored below 6.5 in any categories, in either of the test sittings.

For example: if an applicant took an IELTS in April 2015 and sat the test again within six months, they can use the scores from both tests to satisfy our requirements. However, no individual score can be below 6.5.

Example scenarios

Example 1

	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
Test 1	7	7.5	6.5	7
Test 2	6.5	7	7.5	8

This application would be accepted.
The applicant has scored 7 in all categories, and no score is lower than 6.5.The two test sittings must be taken within six months of each other to be considered.

IELTS scores are valid for two years only:



This is a link with examples:

 https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/trained-outside-the-eueea/ielts/