Dan Mika Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Dear All, I am working my way through what is required for the 189 skilled visa. One thing I am not clear on is whether my wife has to prove her level of English. I am the primary applicant and I don't foresee a problem with my application, but my wife is not an English native speaker, therefore, if required, she will also need to do the English test, but it is not clear to me that she should do it or not. Has anyone had such a situation ? Sorry, title should read 189 ! Many thanks Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Dear All, I am working my way through what is required for the 189 skilled visa. One thing I am not clear on is whether my wife has to prove her level of English. I am the primary applicant and I don't foresee a problem with my application, but my wife is not an English native speaker, therefore, if required, she will also need to do the English test, but it is not clear to me that she should do it or not. Has anyone had such a situation ? Sorry, title should read 189 ! Many thanks Daniel If she does not hold a passport from one of the English speaking countries then she needs to take IELTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMay24 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 If you want to avoid paying the secondary charge of $4,885 then she would need to prove she has Functional English (http://www.border.gov.au/about/corporate/information/faqs/how-can-i-prove-i-have-functional-english). If she's taken schooling where the medium of instruction was English, that may be sufficient vs. taking an English test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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