How to apply for an IELTS Test
Important information - Please note that no applications can be considered or processed if any of the listed below is missing:
- Application form fully completed including signature at the back of the form
- 2 recent (not older than six months) passport-sized photographs
- a photocopy of a Passport or a National Identity Card (NI - EU nationals only)
- Payment: a cheque or postal order payable only to Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College or debit card payment form
- You must indicate a second test date choice as during the high season we are often no able to accommodate your preferred date
1. Choose a date
Check to see if there are still places available for the date you want. During the summer, dates can be full a month before the test, so remember to put a second choice date on the application form. The deadline for receiving application forms is normally one week before the test, but you can apply up to six months in advance.
Click here to for a list of our test dates.
2. Fill in an application form
Download an application form (PDF, 720KB)
- Email us at ielts@wlc.ac.uk or call freephone on 08000 344 015 and we will send you an application pack
- Pick up a form from any reception at our five campuses – Acton, Hammersmith, Ealing, Southall and Greenford Community Centre, pick up the information pack with the application form (Remember to bring 2 passport photos) or come to the College Information Centre at Barons Court.
3. How to pay
The fee for the test is £110 in 2010.
Credit/Debit card (click here to download the Credit/Debit card payment form, please complete it in and return it to the address below.
Cheques or postal orders should be made payable to ‘Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College’ – please enclose the fee with your application form and send it to the following address:
IELTS Administrator
Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College
Gunnersbury Lane
Acton
London
W3 8UX
You can also pay by cash or card at the cashiers office at any of the main College sites: Acton, Hammersmith, Ealing, Southall. Only card or cheque payment is accepted at Greenford Community Centre. Click here for our cash office opening times
4. Identification Documents
You must bring a valid passport (or an EU national ID card, or Home Office ID card) with you on the day of the test. You will not be allowed to sit the test without one of these ID documents. If you know you are going to send your passport to your embassy or the Home Office before the test, please email ielts@wlc.ac.uk or call 020 8231 6326 ext 6551 to make an appointment to visit the Test Centre office (Acton Campus) and we will make a certified copy.
5. Block bookings
Colleges and schools wishing to send groups of candidates to us on a specific date can make a block booking in advance. Application forms should be received at least 2 weeks before the test date. Colleges can arrange to be invoiced for their candidates’ test fee.
6. Cancellations and transfers
Cancellations and transfers are normally only possible if they are requested more than 5 weeks before the test date (we charge £25 admin fee). Candidates who fail to attend the test are not entitled to a refund (unless you can provide medical evidence within 7 days of the test date to confirm your illness or sickness).
All cancellations and transfers must to be applied for in writing. Please email your completed form to ielts@wlc.ac.uk or by post to our IELTS Administrator.
Click here to download a copy of our Refunds and Transfers form.
7. How will I know that I have been accepted?
Once we have received your application form with the photographs and the payment, we will send you a confirmation letter with details of the test date, time and how to get here. You must bring this confirmation letter with you on the day of the test.
8. When will I get my Test Result Form (TRF)?
TRFs are posted on the Friday, 2 weeks after the test.
9. What if I am not happy with my results?
You can request an ‘Enquiry on Results; (EOR). You must send us your TRF with a £60 deposit (cash or postal order only). If your result is changed you get a new TRF and your deposit is refunded. This can take up to two months – It is often quicker to take the test again.
Click here to download a Enquiry on Results form.
10. How to apply for IELTS preparation courses
Click here to find out how to apply for an IELTS preparation course.
To book an appointment, please email
ielts@wlc.ac.uk or call 020 8231 6326 ext 6551.
