Is LanguageCert accepted in the UK?
In short
Yes. LanguageCert is a Home Office approved SELT provider, so its tests count for UK visas, settlement and citizenship when you sit them as a SELT at an approved centre. Which test and level you need depends on your visa: speaking and listening at A1 to B1 for family and settlement, Academic SELT for study, General SELT for work.
What it’s accepted for
Family visas, settlement and citizenship
The speaking and listening test (International ESOL SELT): A1 for a first partner visa, A2 to extend, B1 for indefinite leave to remain and citizenship.
The A1, A2 and B1 testsStudent visas
Academic SELT: B1 for courses below degree level, B2 for degree level and above. For a degree, your university can assess your English itself instead.
How LanguageCert Academic worksWork visas
General SELT. Skilled Worker needs B2 in all four skills, raised from B1 on 8 January 2026.
How LanguageCert General worksEvery route side by side: which LanguageCert SELT your visa needs.
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When a LanguageCert result won’t count for a visa
- You didn’t sit it as a SELT at a Home Office approved centre.
- It’s more than two years old, unless it was already accepted in an earlier application.
- It’s at a lower level than your route asks for. A higher level covers a lower requirement, never the other way round.
UK universities
Admission is a separate question from the visa. Each university sets its own English requirement, and for a degree-level student visa it can assess your English itself instead of asking for a SELT. Check your course page for whether LanguageCert Academic is accepted and at what score; our score chart shows how scores map to CEFR levels.
FAQ
Is LanguageCert accepted in the UK?
Yes. LanguageCert is on the Home Office list of approved Secure English Language Test (SELT) providers, so its SELT tests are accepted for UK visas, settlement and citizenship.
Is LanguageCert accepted by UKVI?
Yes, as a SELT taken at a Home Office approved centre. The same exam sat anywhere else isn't accepted for a visa.
Is LanguageCert accepted for a UK spouse visa?
Yes. The LanguageCert speaking and listening SELT at A1 meets the requirement for a first partner or spouse visa.
Is LanguageCert accepted for ILR and British citizenship?
Yes. A LanguageCert speaking and listening SELT at B1 meets the English part of the requirement. You also need the Life in the UK test.
Is LanguageCert accepted for a UK student visa?
Yes, as LanguageCert Academic SELT: B1 below degree level, B2 at degree level or above. For a degree, your university may assess your English itself, so ask them what they accept.
Do UK universities accept LanguageCert?
Each university sets its own entry requirements. Check your course page or ask admissions whether they accept LanguageCert Academic and at what score.
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Sources
This page summarises official guidance as it stood in October 2026. It’s general information about an English test, not immigration advice, and the rules change. Check your own application with the official source before you book anything.