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2025

January

IELTS Now Accepts UK eVisas as Proof of Identity for IELTS for UKVI tests24th January 2025

2024

December

IELTS Contract Extended for Delivering English Tests Essential for UK Immigration5th December 2024

2022

December

IELTS One Skill Retake is coming13th December 2022

August

IELTS Online is now available in select countries and territories around the world4th August 2022

2021

October

IELTS announces at-home testing option5th October 2021

July

New milestone for world-leading English test: IELTS trusted by more than 11,000 organisations across the globe12th July 2021

January

IELTS: more choice, more opportunities, endless possibilities18th January 2021

Investigating the Relationship between Pearson PTE Scores and IELTS Bands17th January 2021

2020

November

New IELTS campaign aims to get the world talking20th November 2020

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