Proof of your English language skills
Below is a list of countries that recognise OET results as proof of English language proficiency.
Australia
The following organisations recognise OET on Paper and OET on Computer at a venue unless otherwise stipulated:
Government:
The Department of Home Affairs recognises OET for various visa categories including skilled migration and student visas.
- Immigration SA, Department for Trade, Tourism and Investment
- NSW Department of Industry
- Western Australia, Department of Training and Workforce Development – Migration Services
- Visas and migration | NSW Government
For Australian visa purposes, visa applicants must attain the required score for each of the four components of the OET Test. Unlike other tests the Department of Home Affairs has approved for visas, visa applicants can provide OET Test results achieved in more than one test sitting.
For example, visa applicants can combine OET Test results from both a full test and one, two or three sub-tests to achieve the required scores. Scores across multiple test sittings can be submitted as long as the first full test was completed within three years of submitting a valid visa application.
Healthcare Boards and Councils:
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency – AHPRA
National agency responsible for the registration and accreditation of 14 health professions in Australia. Visit www.ahpra.gov.au for more information.
The following AHPRA Boards recognise OET:
- Chinese Medicine Board of Australia
- Dental Board of Australia
- Medical Board of Australia
- Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
- Occupational Therapy Board of Australia
- Optometry Board of Australia
- Paramedicine Board of Australia
- Pharmacy Board of Australia
- Physiotherapy Board of Australia
- Podiatry Board of Australia
Other Boards and Councils
- Australasian Veterinary Boards Council - OET on Paper only
- Australian Dental Council - OET on Paper only
- Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS) - OET on Paper only
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council - OET on Paper only
- Australian Pharmacy Council - OET on Paper only
- Australian Physiotherapy Council - OET on Paper only
- Dietitians Association of Australia - OET on Paper only
- Occupational Therapy Council of Australia – all test types
- Sino-Australia Association of Physical Rehabilitation Medicine - OET on Paper only
- South Australian Medical Education and Training - OET on Paper only
- Speech Pathology Australia - OET on Paper only
Universities and Education:
- Australian Catholic University - OET on Paper only
- Charles Darwin University - OET on Paper only
- Charles Sturt University
- Curtin University - OET on Paper only
- CQ University - OET on Paper only
- Deakin University - OET on Paper only
- Edith Cowan University - OET on Paper only
- Federation University - OET on Paper only
- Flinders University - OET on Paper only
- Griffith University
- James Cook University - OET on Paper only
- Macquarie University
- Murdoch University - OET on Paper only
- Queensland University of Technology
- RMIT University - OET on Paper only
- Southern Cross University - OET on Paper only
- Swinburne University of Technology
- The University of Adelaide - OET on Paper only
- University of Canberra - OET on Paper only
- University of Newcastle - OET on Paper only
- University of New England - all types of OET
- University of Notre Dame Australia - OET on Paper only
- University of Queensland - OET on Paper only
- University of South Australia
- University of Southern Queensland
- University of Technology Sydney
- University of the Sunshine Coast - OET on Paper only
- University of Wollongong
- Victoria University - OET on Paper only
- Western Sydney University - OET on Paper only
TAFEs and Higher Education Institutions:
- ALACC Health College, Australia - OET on Paper only
- Australian College of Nursing - OET on Paper only
- Box Hill Institute - OET on Paper only
- Chisholm Institute - OET on Paper only
- Curtin College - OET on Paper only
- Edith Cowan College - OET on Paper only
- Education Centre of Australia – OET on Paper only
- EQUALS International (Aust) Pty Ltd - OET on Paper only
- Gordon Institute of TAFE - OET on Paper only
- Holmesglen Institute - OET on Paper only
- Lawson College Australia - OET on Paper only
- Lonsdale Institute - OET on Paper only
- Rhodes College - OET on Paper only
- Sydney Shoulder Research Institute - all test types
- TAFE International WA - OET on Paper only
- TAFE NSW
- TAFE Queensland - OET on Paper only
- TAFE SA
- UOW College Australia - all test types
Other organisations
- Queensland Police Service - OET on Paper and OET on Computer at test venues
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Canada
The following organisations recognise all forms of OET unless otherwise stipulated:
Healthcare Boards & Colleges:
- College of Dietitians
- College of Dental Surgeons of Alberta
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador – OET Test on Paper and OET Test on Computer only
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
- College of Physicians & Surgeons of Prince Edward Island
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
- Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC)
- Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority
- Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals
- The College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of British Columbia (CSHBC) – OET Test on Paper
Practice Ready Assessment Programs:
OET results can be shared directly with:
- Practice Ready Assessment – British Columbia
- Practice Ready Assessment – New Brunswick
- Practice Ready Ontario
OET results are assessed by the relevant College of Physicians and Surgeons:
- Practice Ready Assessment Alberta
- University of Manitoba Practice Ready Assessment – Family Practice and Practice Ready Assessment – Specialty Practice
- Practice Ready Assessment – Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia Practice Ready Assessment Program
- Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment
Academic Programs:
- Alberta Health Services – OET on Paper and OET on Computer at test venues
- AIMGA
- Dalhousie University
We are accepted by CaRMs for the purpose of applications to medical residency programs.
- Share results directly to these programs, as well as through CaRMS:
- The Alberta International Medical Graduate Program
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University
- McMaster University- Postgraduate Medical Education- Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
- Share results through CaRMS application (for the listed universities):
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- Dalhousie University
- McGill University
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- NOSM University
- Queen’s University
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- University of Calgary
- University of Manitoba
- University of Ottawa
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of Toronto
Medical Council Canada – MCC recommends that International Medical Graduates (IMG) wishing to practice medicine in Canada consider OET as a valuable preparation resource to pass the required examinations.
Egypt
The following organisations recognise all forms of OET unless otherwise stipulated:
Universities and Vocational Education:
India
The following organisations recognise all forms of OET unless otherwise stipulated:
- 360Medicare Personnel
- Apollo Health Resources Limited
- Bradford Global Enterprises Pvt Ltd
- Dynamic Health Staff
- Envertiz Consultancy
- Global Nurse Force
- GNFR Services Private Limited
- IITR
- Jobizo Pvt. Limited
- NORKA Roots
- TNAI's Overseas Recruitment Services – OET Test on Paper and OET Test on Computer only
- Walsons Healthcare Private Limited
Universities and Education:
- Sri Ramachandra Medical College And Research Institute – OET Test on Paper and OET Test on Computer only
Ireland
The following organisations recognise OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue unless otherwise stipulated:
Healthcare Boards and Councils:
- Medical Council of Ireland
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
- Dental Council of Ireland - OET on Paper only
- Institute of Technology Tralee
- CORU (OET on Paper only)
A multi-profession health regulator for dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, radiographers and radiation therapists, speech therapists and optometrists. - The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland - OET on Paper only
- Royal College of Physicians of Ireland - OET on Paper only
Universities and Education:
- Munster Technological University - OET on Paper only
- Castel Education
Employers and Recruiters:
- CPL Healthcare - OET on Paper only
- TTM Healthcare Solutions - All delivery modes
- Nursing Agency - KCR - All delivery modes
Maldives
The following organisations recognise all forms of OET unless otherwise stipulated:
Healthcare Boards and Councils:
Malta
The following organisations recognise OET on Paper unless otherwise stipulated:
Healthcare Boards and Councils:
Namibia
The following organisations recognise OET on Paper unless otherwise stipulated:
Healthcare Boards and Councils:
New Zealand
The following organisations recognise OET on paper and OET on Computer at a venue unless otherwise stipulated:
Government:
Immigration New Zealand recognises OET for most visa categories. Candidates can find more information by visiting www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas
Healthcare Boards and Councils:
- Dental Council of New Zealand
- Dietitians Board of New Zealand
- Medical Council of New Zealand – OET on Paper only
- Medical Radiation Technologists Board
- Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand
- Midwifery Council of New Zealand – all test types
- New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) – OET on Paper only
- Nursing Council of New Zealand
- Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand – all test types
- Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board of New Zealand – OET on Paper only
- Pharmacy Council of New Zealand – OET on Paper only
- Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand – all test types
- Podiatrists Board of New Zealand – OET on Paper only
- Veterinary Council of New Zealand – all test types
Universities and Education:
- AGI Education Ltd – OET on Paper only
- Ara Institute of Canterbury – all test types
- Aspire2 International – OET on Paper only
- ATMC New Zealand – OET on Paper only
- Ignite Colleges – OET on Paper only
- Manukau Institute of Technology – OET on Paper only
- Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology – OET on Paper only
- New Zealand Tertiary College
- NorthTec – OET on Paper only
- Otago Polytechnic – OET on Paper only
- Southern Institute of Technology – OET on Paper only
- Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology – OET on Paper only
- Unitec Institute of Technology – OET on Paper only
- Universal College of Learning
- University of Auckland – OET on Paper only
- University of Otago Language Centre – OET on Paper only
- Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec)
- Whitireia New Zealand – OET on Paper only
- WINTEC
- UP Education
Philippines
The following organisations recognise all forms of OET unless otherwise stipulated:
Universities and Education:
- Ateneo de Davao University - OET on Paper only
- ATS Learning Center
- De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute
- Jose Rizal Memorial State University
- Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Dasmariñas
- Lorma Colleges
- Lyceum of the Philippines University – Laguna - OET on Paper only
- Marlow People Solutions Inc.
- Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology - OET on Paper only
- St. Paul University Iloilo
- University of San Carlos
- Universal Staffing Services, Incorporated (UNISTAFF)
Recruitment:
Qatar
The following organisations recognise all forms of OET unless otherwise stipulated:
Healthcare Providers:
Singapore
The following organisations recognise OET on Paper unless otherwise stipulated:
Healthcare Boards and Councils:
- Singapore Dental Council
- Singapore Medical Council
- Singapore Pharmacy Council
- Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) The Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) is a professional board which governs and regulates registered allied health professionals in Singapore:
Spain
The following organisations recognise all forms of OET unless otherwise stipulated:
Universities and Education:
Sri Lanka
The following organisations recognise the OET Test on Paper unless otherwise stipulated:
Recruitment Agencies:
- First Class Employment
- Global Care Solutions Private Limited – the OET Test on Paper and OET Test on Computer only
Ukraine
The following organisations recognise OET on Paper unless otherwise stipulated:
Healthcare Boards and Councils:
- Ukrainian Council of Nursing and Midwifery
- Ukrainian Medical Council - all test types
- Ukrainian Professional Council of Public Health Services
United Arab Emirates
The following organisations recognise OET on Paper unless otherwise stipulated:
Healthcare Authorities:
OET Test results are accepted for medical residency programs in:
- Abu Dhabi through Department of Health - Abu Dhabi: Medical Residency Program (doh.gov.ae)
- Dubai through Dubai Health Authority: Dubai Residency Training Program (dha.gov.ae)
United Kingdom
The following organisations recognise OET on Paper unless otherwise stipulated:
Government:
UK Visas and Immigration
Doctors and nurses in the UK are not required to take a separate English language test when applying for a Tier 2 (General) visa if they have provided OET results as proof of English proficiency to their healthcare regulator. This includes the Health and Care Worker visa which sits within the Tier 2 (General).
Healthcare Boards and Councils:
- Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
- ENT UK - all test types
- General Medical Council – all test types
- General Pharmaceutical Council – OET on Paper and OET on Computer at Venue
- Nursing and Midwifery Council – all test types
- Royal College of Anaesthetists
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health – all test types
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - all test types
- Royal College of Physicians of London
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons - all test types
- The Royal College of Emergency Medicine
- The Royal College of Opthalmologists
- The Royal College of Pathologists
- The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Universities and Education:
- Aston University – OET on Paper and OET on Computer at Venue
- Brunel University London - all test types
- Canterbury Christ Church University - all test types
- Glasgow Caledonian University - all test types
- Health Sector Talent
- Imperial College London - all test types
- King’s College London
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Manchester Metropolitan University – all test types
- St George's, University of London - all test types
- Teesside University
- The University of Sheffield - all test types
- UCL - all test types
- UK Foundation Programme - all test types
- Ulster University – all test types
- University of Brighton – OET on Paper and OET on Computer at Venue
- University of Chester - all test types
- University of Highlands and Islands - all test types
- University of Leicester
- University of the West of Scotland
- Veterinary Management Group - all test types
NHS Hospitals and Trusts:
The following NHS organisations recognise all test types:
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University NHS Hospitals Trust
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
- Cambridgeshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
- Croydon Health Services
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Devon Partnership NHS trust
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- East Cheshire NHS Trust
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Trust
- Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
- Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
- Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
- Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Navigo Health and Social Care CIC
- NHS England Workforce Training and Education Directorate (previously Health Education England)
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC)
- NHS North London Mental Health Partnership
- NHS Professionals
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Norfolk Community Healthcare
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- North East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- North London Partners Shared Services
- North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Solent NHS Trust
- South Central Ambulance Service
- South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
- South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
- South West London ICS
- South West London Recruitment Hub
- South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
- The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
- The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
- United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Trust
- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS trust
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Wirral University Teaching Hospitals
- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Wye Valley NHS Trust
- Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Yeovil Hospital (Yeovil International Recruitment)
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- York & Scarborough NHS Foundation Trust
Employers:
- Bupa Group Health Insurance – all test types
- New Victoria Hospital – all test types
- Ramsay Health Care
- Skyline Medical & Aesthetic Clinic – all test types
- Stow Healthcare
Recruitment:
- 360Medicare Personnel
- Adevia Health – all test types
- Advanta Healthcare – all test types
- A Plus Dynamics Recruitment Ltd – all test types
- Apollo Education UK Ltd – all test types
- Devon Alliance for International Recruitment - all test types
- Drake Medox UK – all test types
- Falcon Recruitment and Training Ltd
- HBSUK
- Health Care Resourcing Group Ltd - all test types
- Hunter Healthcare
- ICG Medical - all test types
- ID Medical Group Ltd – all test types
- Jane Lewis
- Medacs Healthcare – all test types
- Medline Recruitment
- MediLink Consulting – all test types
- MMA Healthcare Recruitment – all test types
- MSI Group
- My Healthcare Recruit
- Neptune International Recruitment Services Limited – all test types
- Nursing Jobs UK - OET on Paper and OET on Paper at Venue
- Professional Connections - Global Healthcare Recruitment – OET on Paper and OET on Computer at Venue
- Pulse Jobs
- Resource Finder - all test types
- Sanctuary Personnel – all test types
- Skill Hire UK – all test types
- TGUK TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED – all test types
- The Placement Group – all test types
- Willow Recruitment London Ltd – all test types
United States of America
National healthcare regulators and credentialing organisations:
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) - a member of Intealth – all test types
- CGFNS International – OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue
- Josef Silny and Associates, Inc – OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue
- International Education Evaluations – all test types
- SpanTran: The Evaluation Company – all test types
Boards of nursing (state and territories):
The requirements for obtaining a license to practice differ in each jurisdiction and are subject to change. Please ensure you are aware of the nursing licensing processes and requirements of the state/territory you're applying to.
OET can be used as part of the following application processes for nursing licensure and occupational visas in the United States:
License by examination — Initial application for a single-state nursing license from outside the United States. A successful application authorizes the candidate to sit the NCLEX test. Candidates who pass the NCLEX test are issued with a license, subject to other application conditions.
License by endorsement — Application to transfer your US single-state or territory nursing license to another state or territory. This is usually completed post-arrival in the United States.
Immigration application — Healthcare professionals seeking Occupational visas in the US must complete Federal screening by obtaining a certificate that meets Visa credential assessment requirements. Two certificates are available: CGFNS Visascreen and Josef Silny Visa4Nurses.
Alaska
Application for license by examination
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS VisaScreen Certificate
Application for license by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
American Samoa
Application for license by examination or license by endorsement
- No English proficiency required
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Arizona
Application for license by examination
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS VisaScreen Certificate
Application for license by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Arkansas
Accepts OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue.
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results to either CGFNS or Josef Silny as part of credentialing report service application.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Colorado
Accepts OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue.
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results to either CGFNS or other board approved agency as part of credentialing report service application.
- Any applicant who took their nursing education in English is exempt from the English proficiency requirement (no restriction on country of education).
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Connecticut
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results to CGFNS as part of Certification Program service application.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Delaware
Application for license by examination
- Send OET Test results to CGFNS as part of CES service application.
- Any applicant who took their nursing education in English is exempt from the English proficiency requirement (no restriction on country of education).
Application for license by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
District of Columbia
Accepts all test types.
Application for license by examination or license by endorsement
- Send OET Test results to either CGFNS or Josef Silny as part of credentialing report service application.
Find out more about license by examination
Find out more about license by endorsement
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Florida
Accepts OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue.
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results direct to Florida board of nursing
- Any applicant who took their nursing education in English is exempt from the English proficiency requirement (no restriction on country of education).
- Applicants need to request OET to share results with the Florida Board of Nursing on their behalf. The OET Results verification service cannot be used to share results.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Guam
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- No English proficiency required
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Hawaii
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results to CGFNS as part of Certification Program service application.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Illinois
Application for license by examination
- Use OET results to obtain a CGFNS VisaScreen Certificate which satisfies English proficiency requirements.
- OET can't yet be used for a direct application, but if you took your nursing education with English as the language of instruction you may be exempt from the English proficiency requirements for licensure.
Application for license by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Indiana
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results to CGFNS as part of Certification Program service application.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Kentucky
Accepts all test types.
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results direct to Kentucky board of nursing
- Any applicant who took their nursing education in English is exempt from the English proficiency requirement (no restriction on country of education).
Find out more about license by examination
Find out more about license by endorsement
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Maine
Application for license by examination
- OET can't be used, but if you took your Nursing education with English as the language of instruction you may be exempt from the English proficiency requirements for licensure.
License by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Maryland
Application for license by examination
- Send OET results direct to Maryland Board of Nursing.
Application for license by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license that required English proficiency, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Massachusetts
Accepts OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue.
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results direct to Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Michigan
Accepts all test types.
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results direct to Michigan Board of Nursing
- Any applicant who took their nursing education in English is exempt from the English proficiency requirement (no restriction on country of education).
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Mississippi
Application for license by examination
- OET can't be used, but if you took your nursing education with English as the language of instruction you may be exempt from the English proficiency requirements for licensure.
License by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required. Must have CGFNS credentials evaluation report.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Montana
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- No proof of English proficiency required
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Nebraska
Accepts OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue.
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results direct to Nebraska board of nursing and also to approved credentials evaluation company
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
New Hampshire
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results to CGFNS as part of CES service application.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
New Jersey
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results to CGFNS as part of CES service application.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
New Mexico
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results direct to New Mexico Board of Nursing
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
New York
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- No English proficiency required
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
North Dakota
Accepts OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue.
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results direct to North Dakota board of nursing
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
North Mariana Islands
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- No English proficiency required
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Oregon
Accepts OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue.
Application for license by examination
- Send OET Test results to the Oregon Board of Nursing or to an approved credentials evaluation company as part of the service application.
- Any applicant who took their nursing education in English is exempt from the English proficiency requirement (no restriction on country of education).
Application for license by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Pennsylvania
Application for license by examination
- OET can't be used, but if you took your nursing education with English as the language of instruction you may be exempt from the English proficiency requirements for licensure.
License by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
South Carolina
Accepts all test types.
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results direct to South Carolina Board of Nursing
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
South Dakota
Application for license by examination
- Send OET Test results to CGFNS as part of CES service application.
- Any applicant who took their nursing education in English is exempt from the English proficiency requirement (no restriction on country of education).
Application for license by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Tennessee
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- Send OET Test results to CGFNS as part of CES service application.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Texas
Application for license by examination
- OET can't be used, but if you took your nursing education with English as the language of instruction you may be exempt from the English proficiency requirements for licensure.
License by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
US Virgin Islands
Application for license by examination or endorsement
- No English proficiency required
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Utah
Application for license by examination
- Send OET Test results to the Utah board of nursing or to an approved credentials evaluation company as part of the service application.
- Any applicant who took their nursing education in English is exempt from the English proficiency requirement (no restriction on country of education).
Application for license by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Vermont
Accepts OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue.
Application for license by examination or license by endorsement
- Send OET Test results to CGFNS as part of CES service application.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Washington
Accepts all test types.
Application for license by examination
- Send OET Test results to the Washington Board of Nursing
Application for license by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
West Virginia
Application for license by examination
- Send OET Test results to CGFNS as part of CES service application.
Application for license by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Wisconsin
Application for license by examination
- OET can't be used, but if you took your nursing education with English as the language of instruction you may be exempt from the English proficiency requirements for licensure.
License by endorsement
- If you hold another US single state license, further proof of English proficiency is not required.
Immigration application
- Use OET Test results to obtain a CGFNS Visascreen or Josef Silny Visa4Nurses Certificate either of which satisfies Federal Screening requirements for healthcare workers.
Academic Programs:
- Education Institute | Cleveland Clinic
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
- Yale University School of Medicine
- Graduate Medical Education | Cleveland Clinic
Employers and healthcare recruitment agencies:
- MedPro International – OET on paper and OET on computer at a venue
Universities and education institutions:
