How to book your PTE test

Book in five steps

1. Check you need PTE Academic. It’s the one for Australian and New Zealand visas and for universities. For a UK visa you need PTE Academic UKVI, and for Canadian immigration, PTE Core.
2. Create a myPTE account. Enter your names exactly as they appear in your passport, with given names in one field and your family name in the other.
3. Search for availability. Choose a test centre, then a date and time. The local price shows once you choose where you’ll test.
4. If you’re applying for an Australian or New Zealand visa, tick the box to share your scores with Home Affairs or Immigration New Zealand.
5. Pay online. You’ll get a confirmation email, so check every detail in it.

Before you book

• You need a valid, non-expired passport on test day. The name, date of birth, citizenship and gender must exactly match your booking.
• If you’re under 18, a Parental Consent Form must be completed and approved.
• If you need adjustments for a disability or medical reason, request them before you book.
• You can only have one test booked at a time.

Changing the date

You can reschedule for free if there are more than 14 full days until your test. Inside 14 days you can’t reschedule. You’d have to cancel, with a 50% refund or none, and book again. To change a booking, log in to myPTE and go to My Activity.

Booking a retake

You can book another test once you’ve received the scores from your last one, even in the same month. The limit is 12 tests in any 12-month period. If you need more, Pearson has an exception form.