Young adults in Japan booking IELTS for UKVI tests on a laptop.
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This is the page for information on how to apply for the IELTS (IELTS for UKVI/UK Visas and Immigration) exam.

If you are taking an IELTS test other than that for UK visa applications, please see our IELTS page.

 

Procedures for Applying IELTS for UKVI exams

1. Check whether or not you require IELTS as a Secure English Language Test (SELT) for your UK visa application.

See the UK government’s website for details.

2. Check which type of IELTS examination you are required to take.

Check with the institution you will be attending which type of IELTS result you need.

  • IELTS for UKVI Academic
  • IELTS for UKVI General
  • IELTS Life for Skills A1
  • IELTS Life for Skills B1

* The choice of which IELTS examination to take is the responsibility of the candidate. Please be aware that test centres are unable to make changes or refund examination fees in the case of applications for the wrong type of examination.

Please be aware that

  • A passport valid on the examination date is required in order to make an application, so please have test taker's passport ready before inputting test-taker details.
  • Payment can only be made online by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, JCB, American Express or Discover Card)
  • UKVI regulations may change at short notice at the discretion of the UK government. We will let you know of any changes as soon as possible. 
  • Please contact Eiken Foundation of Japan as soon as possible if you do not receive your Confirmation Notice 3 days before your test day. 
    Eiken Tokyo Test Center:   jp500ielts@eiken.or.jp  
    Osaka Test Center:   jp512ielts@eiken.or.jp 

Register for IELTS test for UKVI

Click here to book IELTS for UKVI

Application deadline :
Registration closes three working days before your chosen test day (0.00AM JST).

Fees

(All fees stated are inclusive of consumption tax)

Test Fees - per person per test

  • IELTS for UKVI Academic/General Training on Computer: 29,400 yen (Include tax)
  • IELTS for UKVI Academic/General Training on Paper : 29,400 yen ( Include tax)
  • IELTS Life Skills A1/Life Skills B1: 20,500 yen (Include tax)

Fees for issuing additional Test Report Form (TRF)

The information provided here is for those who took the test at a British Council test center.

If you took the test at Eiken Foundation of Japan Test Centre, please see here.

*10% tax included
 
  First 5 additional TRFs The sixth or more TRFs
Post type Domestic International Domestic International
Ordinary post Free 1,500JPY per copy 1,500JPY per copy 1,500JPY per copy
Trackable post 1,500JPY per copy
EMS: 4,000JPY per copy

DHL: 12,000JPY per copy

 1,500JPY per copy
EMS: 4,000JPY per copy

DHL: 12,000JPY per copy
Electronic transfer Free Free 1,500JPY per copy 1,500JPY per copy
* Unless you specify that you would like to send TRF(s) by EMS, we shall send by ordinary post or electronic transfer. Please be aware that in that case, you will not be able to track the delivery status.

* IELTS scores have a two year validity period. If your request comes in a short period before the score expires, we regret that we may not be able to process.

To request additional Test Report Form (TRF) or for Enquiry on Results (EOR), please log in and apply from your IELTS account, or refer to below contact details: 

Eiken Tokyo Test Center: jp500ielts@eiken.or.jp  

Eiken Osaka Test Center: jp512ielts@eiken.or.jp 

Fees for Enquiry on Results (EOR)

Candidates can apply for an EOR if they feel the test result is wrong. Request must be made within six weeks of the test date. Candidates can choose to have one or more parts of their test re-marked. Fees for EOR are as below. A full refund of the EOR fee will be made if your result is changed to a higher band score. Your result will normally be available in 0 to 21 days, depending on several factors including the number of sections requested for remark. If you have not received a response after 21 days, please contact your test centre. 

  • IELTS for UKVI Academic/General Training: 15,000 yen

Test takers who wish to apply for EOR, log in and apply from your IELTS account, or refer to below contact details: 

Eiken Tokyo Test Center: jp500ielts@eiken.or.jp  

Eiken Osaka Test Center: jp512ielts@eiken.or.jp  

Cancellations, Refunds

A. Cancellations

You can cancel your IELTS test registration until the day before taking your test by notifying your test centre. Refund terms depend upon when you cancel and whether exceptional circumstances apply.

1. TIME TO TEST DATE

1.1.  More than 15 days before the test:

If you cancel your IELTS test registration more than 15 days before the test you will receive a 75% refund of the total test fee.

1.2. Within 14 days but more than two days before the test:

If you cancel your IELTS test registration within 14 days but more than 2 days before the test you will receive a 50% refund of the total test fee.

1.3. Within two days of the test:

If you cancel your IELTS test registration within 2 days of the test you will receive a 25% refund of the total test fee.

1.4. On the test day or after the test:

If you cancel your IELTS test registration on the test day or after the test, no refund will be provided.

2. TEST TAKER EXCEPTIONS

You may make a case for exceptional circumstances to your test centre before the test and up to five working days after the test date if you did not attend the test. Your test centre will respond to you within seven working days of receiving your case in writing. Your test centre will assess your case for exceptional circumstances. All cases for exceptional circumstances and supporting evidence must be received by your test centre no later than five working days after the scheduled test date. If your test centre approves your case, you will receive a full refund less an administration fee of no more than 25%. If your test centre does not approve your case, then the terms given in section 1. will apply.
We define exceptional circumstances as:
  • Distress on test day
  • Domestic or family
  • Government mandated obligation
  • Medical or bereavement (such as hospital admission or a major injury, or loss of a close family member)
  • Wider civil disruption

*To apply for any of these special considerations, you are required to submit an official certificate within 5 working days of your test date.

 

3. TEST CENTRE EXCEPTIONS

Under certain circumstances outside test centre control, we may have to cancel your test. These circumstances include and are not limited to extreme weather conditions, natural disaster, civil unrest and industrial action, technical problems, issues at the venue or other types of disruption or disturbance in the local environment. In these circumstances, your test centre will provide you with as much notice as possible and give you the choice of either:
  • A full refund, or,
  • A transfer to a future test date
In cases where your test centre cancels a test under circumstances within its control then in addition to a full refund or transfer to another test date, you may be eligible to apply for compensation for expenses incurred. Your eligibility will be assessed as a reasonable claim or not by the test centre and any compensation will be awarded depending on the following conditions:
  • The test centre will assess whether the decision to cancel is within or outside its control.
  • Any compensation awarded will be limited to travel and accommodation expenses only and which are:
- directly incurred as a result of planning your attendance on test day, 
- evidenced by payment receipt(s),
- evidenced that cancelled travel and/or accommodation charges are non-recoverable from vendor,
- benchmarked against lowest reasonable market rates for the expenses in question (this will be carried out by the test centre).
  • If you travel further than the closest test venue to your normal place of residence then the test centre will not find your claim reasonable.

For test takers who wish to cancel Test Date, please contact Eiken Foundation of Japan:

Transfers

B. Transfers

4.1. More than 15 days before the test:

You may change your test date at any time more than 15 days before the test. You must select a test date, where available, within the next three months from your original test date. If your preferred test date is more than three months after your original test date then your transfer will be treated as a cancellation. You can only transfer the same booking once.

Transfer Fees

The test centre will charge an administration fee stated below.

IELTS for UKVI Academic/General Training: 25% of the total test fee.

 

4.2. Within 14 days of the test:

Any transfer requests within 14 days of the test will be treated as a cancellation. Please refer to section A. Cancellations of this policy document.

Notes
i.Your test centre is responsible for issuing refunds and organising transfers.
ii.Under section A. 2., the test centre is responsible for decisions related to test taker claims for exceptional circumstances.
iii.Under section A. 3., the test centre is responsible for decisions related to compensation, including eligibility and any amounts awarded. 

 iv.If local consumer protection law in the country you have registered to take the IELTS test provides for cancellation and transfer rights which are more favourable to the test taker than the rights set out above, then local consumer protection law will apply.

For test takers who wish to apply for Transfer of Test Date/Test Venue, please contact Eiken Foundation of Japan:

Test takers with Special Needs

The British Council in Japan provides a Special Arrangements Service for disabled candidates and candidates with special needs.

For smoothly setting up your examination, you are advised to contact the British Council in Japan at least 3 months before the exam date.

For further information, please contact us at exams@britishcouncil.or.jp  or Eiken Foundation of Japan.

*The exact procedure for each exam will differ according to the nature and degree of the candidate’s disability or injury.

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