The Educational Testing Service (ETS) announced on Monday that TOEFL scores will be considered valid for all Australian visa purposes, effective May 5, 2024. The Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) had put TOEFL under review last July due to revisions being made to the test, and therefore, its scores were not accepted for visa purposes. ETS, the Princeton-based agency that makes the TOEFL iBT test, said that Australia has remained the preferred choice for Indian students and working professionals, with over 1.2 lakh Indian students studying in Australia as of last year. TOEFL, or the Test of English as a Foreign Language, is a standard test to assess the potential of non-native English speakers who plan to study in English-speaking universities to understand English. More than 12,500 institutions accept the TOEFL test in over 160 countries. The TOEFL scores are universally accepted in popular study destinations such as the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and by over 98 per cent of universities in the UK. In the new TOEFL test, the ETS announced changes in the duration of the test to less than two hours, making the test-taking experience more efficient for candidates.
TOEFL Scores Valid Again for Australian Visas
