In order to alleviate the present scarcity of testing places, the Government of Australia has announced three new English language tests for applicants of Australia Student Visa.

The students from across the world can apply for the Test of English as a Foreign Language which is also known as TOEFL. It will help them to prove their aptitude for Australian student visa applications. Apart from this, two more English test options, such as: the Pearson Test of English Academic and the Cambridge English Advanced from Cambridge ESOL will be added to the existing list of English tests. These English tests are very helpful in measuring the ability of the applicants regarding English language.

According to the Australian Immigration Minister, while deciding on these three particular English test providers, they have carefully considered all the parameters to make sure the maintenance of high integrity. Moreover, safeguarding the score results of these tests properly is also what they are concern about.

He also said that the integrity of these English tests is very essential, as the results of these language tests are the basic component in visa applications. These new language tests will increase more competition in the field of language testing and will also create more testing slots for those who will apply for Australian Immigration as students.

These options for English language test will offer a lot of choices for the visa applicants and also will help them to get test results faster to the applicants seeking Australia Immigration. Besides the above mentioned tests, the Immigration department of Australia also accepts International English Language Testing System test results for assuring the ability for English language for foreign student visa applicants.