How To Register

You can apply for IELTS by

Registration procedures

Online Registration

Check and select a test date
Register your personal details and pay by credit card

For more details, please refer to the instructions for online registration

In person or by post

Check the test date
Provide all necessary items and hand to the Customer Services Centre or post to Examinations Services

Payment Methods

Credit cards and EPS (not applicable to registration by post)
Crossed cheque from a bank account in the HKSAR or a bank draft drawn on a bank in the HKSAR (payable to 'British Council' in Hong Kong currency)
Cash is not accepted

Necessary Items for Registration:

Online Registration:

Completed online registration form
Soft copy of a recent passport sized photograph taken within six months
In line with advice from government immigration agencies, candidates registering after 1 January 2010 must not wear glasses in the photographs they submit for IELTS registration.
a copy of your previous IELTS test report (if applicable)
a valid credit card for online payment

In person or by post:

a completed, signed and dated Application Form
two recent passport sized photographs taken within the last six months (signed on the back)
In line with advice from government immigration agencies, candidates registering after 1 January 2010 must not wear glasses in the photographs they submit for IELTS registration.
a copy of your HKID or passport (you must bring the same ID document on the test date)
a copy of your previous IELTS test report (if applicable)
a cheque made payable to 'British Council' for the test fee correctly dated and signed (for postal application).

Important Notes:

The current IELTS test fee is HK$1,600.
Places are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
The application will only be processed with all the necessary items.
Do not send your application before the relevant registration period opens.
No refund will be made for cancellation of examinations under any circumstances.
You may find out more about how to complete the application form

Change of Test Date

You are only allowed to change the test date on medical grounds. The test date can be changed once only. You need to submit such requests within three working days after the test.

Special Circumstances

We aim to do our best to cater for candidates with special needs. We will do all we can to enable candidates to understand test questions and ways of giving answers. All candidates, irrespective of their disability, will be assessed fairly and objectively.

Candidates who require special arrangements are asked to submit the request at least three months before the test and inform the test centre before they pay their test fees. Relevant supporting materials (medical certificates) should be submitted during registration.

Enquiries

Please contact our Customer Services Centre.