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Commons · Question 91588 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what systems her Department has in place to verify the authenticity of IELTS certificates submitted with visa and immigration applications.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 25 Nov 2025

The Home Office only permits the use of UKVI approved centres that meet the standards under the Secure English Language Testing (SELT) contracts and does not have responsibility or oversight of the IELTs network which is a separate arrangement to SELT con...