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Is PTE Accepted by the NMC? The Short Answer Is No
The NMC accepts two English tests for nurse registration in the UK: IELTS Academic and OET. PTE is not one of them, and the NMC says so in its own words.
NMC English Requirements for Overseas Nurses in 2026
Two of the NMC's three accepted evidence types need no English test at all. Check those before you book, because most guides only explain the one that costs money.
NMC IELTS Score for Nurses: Every Number That Counts
The NMC asks 7 in reading, listening and speaking and 6.5 in writing. It also rejects three IELTS products by name, including the one built to rescue a weak band.
Narrowly Missed the NMC English Score? Read This First
Short by half a band in one domain? The NMC has a route that does not involve booking again, but it has four conditions and one of them is easy to miss.
NMC OET Score for Nurses: Grades, Combining and MyOET
The NMC needs grade B in reading, listening and speaking and C+ in writing. It accepts OET@Home, and it needs verification permission before you submit.
NMC Registration From Overseas: Two English Gates
Registering costs £1,170 and your English is judged twice, once as evidence and again at the OSCE, where communication skills are examined alongside clinical ones.
Can Nurses Work in Canada Without CELBAN or IELTS?
A Canadian nursing regulator may accept recent education, practice, registration or a language test. See Ontario and Alberta rules and the cost of delay.
Duolingo English Test for Visas: Ireland Study Yes, UK No
DET is on neither UK SELT list. Canada study permit names no test. Australian subclass 482 sets a cutoff the general page does not. Ireland lists DET at 55 or 75.
English Test for an Australian Visa: Check Your Subclass
Home Affairs lists nine tests for sittings from 7 August 2025, five for earlier ones. The 482 page cuts at 13 September 2025, with no Cambridge row on or after that.
English Test for Canada Immigration: Three for Express Entry
Express Entry accepts three English tests, each in a named version. Validity is checked twice, and citizenship can accept an expired result in one specific case.