English language requirements

Use this tool to find out if the visa you are applying for has English language requirements. The search results include the minimum scores you need to get if you take an English language test.

Find out how you can meet our English language requirement for the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV), if you have been offered a role at ANZSCO level 4 or 5.

Find out how you and your family can meet our English language requirements if you are applying for a skilled residence visa.

Find out how you and your family can meet our English language requirements if you are applying for an entrepreneur visa or you are the employee of a business that is relocating to New Zealand.

Find out how you can meet our English language requirements for Active Investor Plus Visa applications made before 1 April 2025.

Find out how you and your family can meet our English language requirements if you are applying for a residence from work visa.

Find out how to meet our English language requirements if you are applying for a Dependent Child Resident Visa.

Find out how you and your partner can meet our English language requirements if you are applying for a Parent Resident Visa.

Find out how you can meet our English language requirements if you are applying for a working holiday visa.

For visas other than skilled residence visas, you may be able to use your English-speaking background to meet our English language requirements.

For some visas, your partner and children aged 16 and older must show that they can speak and understand English. Find out how your family can get lessons.