The current 457 English test requirements are:

  • IELTS – overall 5 (minimum 4.5 in each component) – single sitting;
  • CAE – overall 154 (minimum 147 in each component) – single sitting – test taken on or after 1 January 2015;
  • TOEFL iBT – overall 36 (minimum 3 in listening & reading, minimum 12 in speaking and writing) – single sitting; and
  • PTE Academic – overall 36 (minimum 30 in each component) – single sitting.

Tests must have been completed within three years of the date of the visa or nomination application. However, a range of exemptions still apply.