学生ビザ申請以外のビザ申請で英語力の証明が必要とされる場合、これまで「IELTS」もしくは「OET」での証明が必要とされていましたが、2014年11月より以下のビザ申請において、「TOEFL iBT」と「PTE Academic」も英語力の証明として提出可能となりました。2015年早々にはケンブリッジ英語検定試験（CAE – Cambridge English Academic）も加わる予定となります。

<対象ビザ>

• Distinguished Talent (Australian support) (subclass 124)
• Business Talent (subclass 132)
• Former Resident (subclass 151)
• Business Owner (provisional) (subclass 160)*
• Senior Executive (provisional) (subclass 161)*
• Investor (provisional) (subclass 162)*
• State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (provisional) (subclass 163)*
• State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (provisional) (subclass 164)*
• State/Territory Sponsored Investor (provisional) (subclass 165)*
• Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
• Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• Business Innovation & Investment (provisional) (subclass 188)
• Skilled – Independent (subclass 189)
• Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190)
• Work and Holiday (temporary) (subclass 462)
• Skilled – Recognised Graduate (subclass 476)
• Temporary Graduate (subclass 485)
• Skilled – Regional (provisional) (subclass 489)
• Distinguished Talent (subclass 858)
• Skilled – Regional (subclass 887)
• Business Innovation and Investment (permanent) (subclass 888)
• Business Owner (Residence) (subclass 890)
• Investor (Residence) (subclass 891)
• State/Territory Sponsored Business owner (Residence) (subclass 892)
• State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Residence) (subclass 893)

*既に廃止となったビザですが、扶養家族としての申請は可能

<参照>

TOEFL: http://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/about

PTE iBT: http://pearsonpte.com/test-takers/test/