457签证对申请者英语水平的要求（旧政策）

雅思成绩：四个单项不低于5分；

或者 Occupational English Test (OET): 四个部分都需要至少“B”水平；

或者 免除提交英文水平证明文件的申请者满足其中一个：

（1）申请者的年薪超过$96400;

（2）拥有美国，英国，爱尔兰，加拿大，新西兰的签证持有者；

（3）完成了连续5年初级或者高级全日制英语教学的教育。

457签证对申请者英语水平的最新要求！

澳洲政府通过了457签证申请者降低雅思分数的提议，变为平均分不低于5，不再有最低分数的要求，即雅思overall不低于5分。

English language proficiency

It is important that you can speak, write and understand a sufficient level of English while you are in Australia. We use the following tests to determine your level of English language proficiency:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

• Occupational English Test (OET)

• Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT)

• Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic test

• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test (which was conducted on or after 1 January 2015)

If you are sponsored by a party to a labour agreement, you must meet the English language ability specified in the agreement.

Required test scores

Most primary applicants who are sponsored by a standard business sponsor must demonstrate that their level of English proficiency is equivalent to one of the following scores:

• an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall test score of at least 5.0 with a score of at least 4.5 in each of the four test components

• an Occupational English Test (OET) score of at least ‘B’ in each of the four components

• a Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) total score of at least 36 with a score of at least 3 for each of the test components of listening and reading, and a score of at least 12 for each of the test components of writing and speaking

• a Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic overall test score of at least 36 with a score of at least 30 in each of the four test components

• a Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) overall test score of at least 154 with a score of at least 147 in each of the four test components.