Countries Exempt from Language Proficiency

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The following is a list of the countries and territories that qualify for an exemption to English proficiency requirements: 

 

  • United States of America and Territories of the United States
  • United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Botswana
  • Cameroon-Anglophone
  • Canada
  • Christmas Island
  • Cook Islands
  • Dominica
  • Fiji
  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Micronesia, Federated States
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Norfolk Island
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Samoa
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Tokelau
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe