How much is the IELTS exam fee in Oman in 2026?

IDP's rules for standard IELTS are on its Oman reschedule and cancel page: a transfer is free 15 or more days before your Listening, Reading and Writing date, costs up to 25% of the fee within 5 to 14 days, and is not allowed within 4 days. Cancel 15 or more days ahead and you get 75% back; within 14 days the fee is not refunded. IDP notes these rules exclude IELTS for UKVI and that a centre may add local policies.

IDP Oman's city-page FAQs give an older rule (a refund minus an admin fee only if you cancel more than five weeks ahead), so confirm with the centre which applies before you cancel. IELTS for UKVI and Life Skills follow the IELTS partners' UKVI policy at both providers: 75% back more than 14 days before, 50% within 14 days but more than two days before, 25% within two days, and nothing on or after test day. The British Council's country pages we read link only the UKVI cancellation policy, so for standard IELTS check the terms shown in your booking confirmation or Test Taker Portal before you cancel.

IDP refunds a One Skill Retake in full if you cancel 72 hours or more before the session, and nothing if you do not turn up. If a serious medical condition stops you sitting the main test, IDP says you can send a medical certificate within 5 days of the test date for a refund minus the local administrative cost. Special consideration for illness or bereavement can be requested before the test or up to two calendar days after it.

IDP Oman takes card payment (Visa or Mastercard) online, cash at any IDP office, or bank transfer. You need a passport or Omani national ID card, uploaded as a clear colour scan when you book, and the same original on test day; under-18s need a signed parental consent form.

The British Council also accepts a passport or Omani ID and takes payment in its online registration system; you can book at its offices in Madinat Qaboos and Al Hail. Non-residents cannot sit IELTS on paper, and non-Omani paper candidates must email proof of residence at least three days before the test. A British Council booking includes free IELTS Ready Premium (40 practice tests and lessons) and five extra Test Report Forms sent free to the institutions you apply to.

Choose Writing on Computer at IDP (OMR 11 less than Writing on Paper). If one skill falls short, the British Council's One Skill Retake at OMR 67 saves OMR 39 on a full resit within 60 days (One Skill Retake guide). Book IELTS for UKVI only if your UK visa or course asks for it (IELTS for UKVI vs Academic).

PTE Academic costs USD 260 in Oman (PTE fee in Oman). Before you pay, take a free full IELTS mock test scored by BandLadder AI.