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482 Skills in Demand English Language Test Changes

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Published: 8 August 2025
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Subclass 482 Skills in Demand English language requirements are changing on 13 September 2025.

Announced by the Department of Immigration on Thursday 7 August, the English requirements for the 482 Skills in Demand visa will be updated to align with the standard definition of Vocational English.

Read the Immigration article here.

What scores do I need for a 482 visa?

For tests taken on or after 13 September, the minimum scores are as follows:

Test Listening Reading Writing Speaking
IELTS 5 5 5 5
PTE Academic 33 36 29 24
C1 Advanced

NOT ACCEPTED
TOEFL iBT 8 8 9 14
OET 220 240 200 270
CELPIP General 5 5 5 5
LANGUAGECERT Academic 41 44 45 54
MET 49 47 45 38

 

What else has changed?

Three new English language tests will also be added to the list of those accepted by Australian Immigration:

  • Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program General (CELPIP General)
  • LANGUAGECERT Academic Test (LANGUAGECERT Academic)
  • Michigan English Test (MET)

The ‘Cambridge English: Advanced’ (CAE) test has been removed from the list of acceptable tests for Vocational English requirements.

I sat an English test before 13 September, can I still use the results?

Yes. Immigration will continue to accept English tests undertaken before 13 September 2025 that met the old score requirements for 482 Vocational English:

  • Overall IELTS band score score of at least 5.0, with no less than 5 in each component in each of the four test components. IELTS One Skill Retake (OSR) is not accepted
  • Overall PTE Academic test band score of at least 36, with at least a score of 36 in each of the four test components
  • OET test score of at least B in each of the four test components
  • Total overall score on TOEFL iBT test of at least 35, with at least the following scores in the four test components: 4 for listening, 4 for reading, 14 for writing and 14 for speaking
  • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) overall test score of at least 154, with a score of at least 154 in each of the four test components.

Planning to apply?

AVIE ‘s team of corporate immigration experts can assist with all steps of the 482 visa process.