Changes to English language certification for visa applications
Please note that there have been changes to the English language certification providers approved by the Home Office for visa applications.
The Home Office Licence Agreement with Educational Testing Service (ETS) to provide Secure English Language Testing ended on the 5 April 2014. They have suspended accepting ETS tests as evidence of English language ability from new visa applicants. Applicants wishing to make an application should take a test with an alternative provider.
You must use the approved English language tests list if the visa you are applying for requires you to prove your English language ability.
The government wants to make sure this change does not have an impact on genuine international students who took an ETS test in good faith before the license expired.
UK Visas and Immigration are accepting visa applications which rely on an ETS certificate issued before the expiry of the license was made public on 17 April 2014. These applications will be considered as normal. Applications will be accepted until new Immigration Rules come into effect and transitional arrangements have ended.
The Home Office has made arrangements for the other SELT providers to accept a certified copy of your passport as proof of identity. If you do not have a copy, please write to them at applicationinformation@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk and they will arrange for one to be provided.
For further information, please read this guidance.
The Embassy will not be able to answer your questions regarding visas. All visa enquiries are dealt with by VFS Global. Please visit their website vfsglobal.co.uk/bolivia, which contains all the relevant information about visas for Bolivian residents as well as contact information for the international visa enquiry centre.
English language tests in Bolivia
There is no IELTS language centre in Bolivia at the moment. Cambridge ESOL tests can be taken at UDABOL in La Paz, and Cambridge College in Santa Cruz.