How much is the IELTS exam fee in Tunisia?

The British Council in Tunisia takes payment in Tunisian dinars only and refuses transactions in euros, dollars or pounds, by transfer or card. The main route is a Tunisian bank transfer using your booking reference (it starts TN001) as the payment reference. You can also ask customer services for a payment link, pay by credit card or, under conditions, by cheque at its premises. Cash is not accepted. Email the receipt to the payments address on the booking page.

Refunds are paid only by bank transfer in dinars to a Tunisian bank account; international transfers are not possible. Tunisians can book with a passport or national ID card, foreigners with a passport, and you must bring the same document on test day.

The British Council's Tunisian site publishes its UKVI policy but no separate standard-IELTS refund page, and IELTS says detailed terms vary by test centre (IELTS), so check the terms shown at booking. IELTS for UKVI and Life Skills follow a separate policy: cancel more than 14 days ahead and you get 75% back, within 14 days but more than two days ahead 50%, within two days 25%, and nothing on or after test day. A UKVI booking can be transferred once, more than 14 days ahead, to a date within three months, and the centre may charge up to 25%. (British Council UKVI policy).

IELTS for UKVI runs only in Tunis. For a UK Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa, the British Council lists the requirement as CEFR B2: at least 5.5 in each of the four parts of IELTS for UKVI. B1 still applies to people already on those routes before 8 January 2026 who are only extending. See IELTS for the UK Skilled Worker visa. Nurses and midwives heading for the UK should book IELTS Academic at a test centre. The Nursing and Midwifery Council says it does not accept IELTS Online or One Skill Retake, because all four skills must be tested in one sitting (NMC). Our IELTS for nurses in the UK guide has the scores.