English language ability for Student visa holders

Applicants who need a Student visa have a specific set of requirements, to comply with Home Office regulations.

Your English language ability will be sufficient if you meet one of the following criteria:

You are a national of a majority English-speaking country (see list below).
You have completed a qualification at a level comparable to RQF 6 that was awarded and taught in a majority English-speaking country (see list below), completed within three years of admission to the College. Non-Canadian nationals with a degree from Canada will be required to take an English language test.
You have been awarded one of the following International School Qualifications:

Poland: Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci (Certificate of Maturity/Matura) - Advanced English

You have already proved your level of English in a previous UK visa application. This must be at the CEFR B2 level.
You have completed one of the following English language tests:

AS or A Level in English Language or Literature
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
Cambridge IGCSE: First Language English (Syllabus 0500 or 0522)
Cambridge IGCSE: Second Language English (Syllabus 0510 or 0511)
GCSE in English Language or Literature (where studied at a School in the UK when under 18)
IELTS Academic and IELTS Indicator
International Baccalaureate English A: Literature or Literature and Language
International Baccalaureate: English B
INTO Test of English: IELA
OnCampus Test of English: OCTOE
Pearson’s Test of English (Academic)
PSI: Skills for English (only valid when taken outside of the UK)
TOEFL: IBT and TOEFL Special Home Edition
Trinity College London: Integrated Skills in English.

Your IELTS, IELA, OCTOE, Pearson's, TOEFL or Trinity result must have been awarded no more than two years before your proposed course start date.
If you don't meet the minimum IELTS (or equivalent) requirement, we offer online pre-sessional English courses and foundation programmes to help you improve your English language skills and get your place at Birkbeck.

MAJORITY ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES