Designated English speaking countries
If your first language isn’t English, you must provide proof of English proficiency. You're exempt from this if you:
- Have lived in a designated English speaking country for at least three years prior to applying to UVic
- Have a degree from a designated English speaking country
English speaking countries:
- Anguilla
- Antigua
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guyana
- Ireland (Republic of)
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Montserrat
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Pacific Islands (American Samoa, Baker Island, Chatham Islands, Cook Islands, Line Islands, Marianas Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Solomon Islands)
- Panama Canal Zone
- Puerto Rico (case by case)
- Ryukyu Islands
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- South Africa (case by case)
- Helena
- Kitts & Nevis
- Lucia
- Vincent
- Tanzania
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales)
- United States of America
- Virgin Islands
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Need help?
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