Check the level and skills your visa needs with the checker on this site.
Book on the provider's own website. GOV.UK says not to contact a test centre directly.
Book in the name on your passport or other identity document, exactly as it is written there.
If you book through a third party, check the provider recognises it and that its fee is no higher than the provider's own price.
After you pass, your result has a reference number you put on your application: UER for Trinity, UKVI number for IELTS, Candidate URN for LanguageCert and SELT URN for Pearson.
How soon you can sit
GOV.UK says you should be able to take a test within 28 days of booking, but not always at the centre nearest to you. Each provider shows its free dates when you book.
What to bring
A passport, convention travel document or stateless person's travel document, original and in date.
In the UK you can use your eVisa with a share code instead.
EEA nationals can use their national identity card.
Emergency travel documents are not accepted. The name must match your booking.
Questions
Where can I take a SELT test in London?
The list dated 9 October 2026 has 15 approved centres in London: 5 for IELTS, 4 for LanguageCert, 3 for Pearson and 3 for Trinity. Croydon, Stratford and Uxbridge are listed on their own.
Can I take a SELT test online at home?
No. A SELT must be sat at an approved test centre. PTE Home is the name of a Pearson test, and it is taken at a test centre.
Can I book a SELT test through an agent?
You can, but GOV.UK advises booking with the provider. If you use a third party, check it is recognised by the provider and that its fee is the same as or lower than the provider's price.
Which test centres offer Trinity GESE?
Trinity's 20 centres on the UK list, in cities from Belfast to Portsmouth. Trinity tests can only be taken in the UK.
Book your test when your mocks say your English is ready.
ListeningOne recording, 10 questions10 min
ReadingOne passage, 6 questions12 min
Language8 grammar and vocabulary questions6 min
WritingA letter, read for feedback20 min
SpeakingA two-minute answer, read for feedback3 min
B2 Visa English
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Four timed B2 mocks in all four skills, marked against our B2 line, for 12 months.
Four B2 mocks: Listening, Reading, Language, Writing and Speaking
Every answer marked, with the reason it is right
Writing and Speaking read against the band descriptors, quoting your words
Your first sitting of each mock saved, so you can see your progress
A plan from today to your test date
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