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6  English language test requirements for Pacific Engagement stream visa
 (1) For the purposes of clause 192.223 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the following English language test requirements are specified:
 (a) the applicant, or (if the applicant's spouse or de facto partner has made a combined application for a visa with the applicant) the applicant's spouse or de facto partner, must undertake an English language test mentioned in subsection (2); and
 (b) the applicant, or (if the applicant's spouse or de facto partner has made a combined application for a visa with the applicant) the applicant's spouse or de facto partner, must achieve the test scores specified in Column 2 of an item in the table under subsection (3), in relation to the test undertaken; and
 (c) the test required under paragraph (1)(a) was undertaken within:
 (i) if evidence of the test is provided at the time the applicant makes an application for a Pacific Engagement stream visa—3 years immediately before the day of the visa application; or
 (ii) if evidence of the test is not provided at the time the visa application is made—3 years immediately before the day on which a decision to grant or refuse grant of the visa is made.
 (2) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(a), the English language tests are:
 (a) the Cambridge English: Advanced test (the CAE);
 (b) the International English Language Testing System (the IELTS);
 (c) the Occupational English Test (the OET);
 (d) the Pearson Test of English Academic (the PTE);
 (e) the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based Test (the TOEFL iBT), if the test was undertaken on or before 25 July 2023.
 (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the test scores for an English language test required under paragraph (1)(a) are specified in Column 2 of an item in the following table in relation to the test mentioned in Column 1 of that item.

English language test scores
Item                          Column 1: English language tests  Column 2: Test scores