1. Only when students go directly to the UK for degree courses and have met most of the requirements put forward by the school, and do not need to take preparatory courses or language courses, can they apply for a UK visa with ordinary IELTS scores.

2. If you need to take undergraduate preparatory courses, master preparatory courses, language courses or non-degree courses, you need UKVI IELTS scores. This is an IELTS test specially used for visa application and immigration in the UK.

The difference between academic IELTS and general IELTS

IELTS is divided into general training and academic.

1. Academic IELTS test focuses on evaluating whether candidates have the language ability to study undergraduate or postgraduate courses in English environment. Different schools and degrees have different requirements for IELTS scores. At present, IELTS scores have been recognized by universities in the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries.

2. The IELTS test for general training focuses on evaluating whether candidates have enough English ability to live in English-speaking countries. Candidates who go to Commonwealth countries to participate in non-academic training generally take the IELTS test for general training at the request of training institutions. In addition, the immigration agencies in Canada, Australia and New Zealand all take the test results of IELTS as the reference standard for the English level of skilled immigrants. Receive the White Paper on Studying Abroad in 2022 for free.

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