Checked on official pages · 2026-10-25
Does X accept PTE? Regulators and visas, checked
Search results for “does the NMC accept PTE” or “is PTE accepted for a UK visa” often contradict each other. Each answer below comes from the body's own page, with the link and the date we read it. PTE comes in three versions that are not interchangeable: PTE Academic, PTE Core (Canada immigration) and PTE Academic UKVI (UK visas).
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- Does the NMC accept PTE?No PTE
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) · UK
- Does NMBI accept PTE?No PTE
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) · Ireland
- Does the HCPC accept PTE?No PTE
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) · UK
- Does the GMC accept PTE?No PTE
General Medical Council (GMC) · UK
- Does Ahpra accept PTE?PTE Academic
Ahpra and the National Boards, including the NMBA · Australia
- Does the CNO accept PTE?PTE Academic
College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) · Canada (Ontario)
- Does the Nursing Council of NZ accept PTE?No PTE
Nursing Council of New Zealand (Te Kaunihera Tapuhi o Aotearoa) · New Zealand
- Does Engineers Australia accept PTE?PTE Academic
Engineers Australia (migration skills assessment) · Australia
- Does AITSL accept PTE?No PTE
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) · Australia
- Does the SWRB accept PTE?No PTE
Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB) · New Zealand
- Does Express Entry accept PTE?PTE Core
IRCC Express Entry (Canada permanent residence) · Canada
- Does UKVI accept PTE?PTE Academic UKVI
UK Visas and Immigration (Secure English Language Test) · UK
- Does Home Affairs accept PTE?PTE Academic
Department of Home Affairs (Australian visas) · Australia
- Does Immigration NZ accept PTE?PTE Academic
Immigration New Zealand (skilled residence visas) · New Zealand
- Does CPA Australia accept PTE?PTE Academic
CPA Australia (migration skills assessment) · Australia
- Does VisaScreen accept PTE?PTE Academic
TruMerit (formerly CGFNS) VisaScreen, USA · USA
Questions
- Which bodies accept PTE Academic?
- Of the bodies checked on 2026-10-25: Ahpra, CNO, Engineers Australia, Home Affairs, Immigration NZ, CPA Australia, VisaScreen.
- Which bodies do not accept PTE?
- NMC, NMBI, HCPC, GMC, Nursing Council of NZ, AITSL, SWRB do not list any PTE test. Most of them take IELTS Academic, and the health regulators also take OET.
- Is PTE accepted for Canada and the UK?
- Only specific versions. Express Entry takes PTE Core, not PTE Academic. UK visas that need a SELT take PTE Academic UKVI or PTE Home, not standard PTE Academic or PTE Core.
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