Does Australia only recognize IELTS scores but not TOEFL?

Without applying for an Australian student visa, TOFEL, Cambridge Advanced English Certificate (CAE) and Pearson will be used as English proficiency tests recognized by the Australian Immigration Bureau together with IELTS in the future, and this policy will be officially implemented in the second half of 20 1 1. According to the analysis of experts studying abroad, compared with the situation that TOEFL scores were not recognized by Australian officials in the past, students with TOEFL scores now have more convenience in admission and visa application, and have more choices when applying for schools.

With the TOEFL being recognized by the Australian Immigration Bureau, students can complete all the links from admission application to visa application with TOEFL scores. Such preferential measures are rare in mainstream English-speaking countries. Previously, only the IELTS test was officially recognized by the Australian Immigration Bureau as an English proficiency test. All students who apply for an Australian student visa must submit IELTS scores, even if they have passed TOEFL scores or have obtained an admission notice from an Australian university.

For students who are interested in studying in Australia, the new policy will undoubtedly make studying in Australia more convenient. Students have more ways to prove their English ability to visa officers than to provide IELTS scores as before.