As of February 2015, the United Kingdom Visas & Immigration (UKVI) service has announced a new IELTS test which VISA applicants can take as an additional option to the existing Academic IELTS. The IELTS Life Skills test is administered by the same organization as the university application Academic IELTS test, but focuses on Listening and Speaking skills at levels A1 or B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

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