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OET exam fees

AU$587 for the full Occupational English Test (OET), whether you sit it on paper, on computer at a venue or with OET@Home. The one exception is the United States, where OET on Computer and OET@Home cost US$455. You pay the whole fee when you book. Moving, cancelling or re-marking a test adds to your OET exam fees, by an amount that depends on how close to the test you ask.

  • AU$587Test fee, any mode, outside the US
  • US$455Computer or OET@Home in the US
  • AU$120Re-mark, per sub-test
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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

OET exam fees, item by item

ItemFee
Test fee, any mode, outside the USAU$587
Test fee, paper, in the USAU$587
Test fee, computer or OET@Home, in the USUS$455
Reschedule before booking closesAU$120 (US$95)
Reschedule after booking closesAU$200 (US$155)
Move Speaking only, before booking closesAU$30 (US$25)
Move Speaking only, after booking closesAU$100
Rebook a missed Speaking sessionAU$100
Cancel before booking closesAU$120
Cancel after booking closesAU$200
Re-mark, per sub-testAU$120 (US$95)
Appeal, per stageAU$120 (US$95)

Amounts in brackets are OET’s US dollar prices, which it says apply to candidates taking the test in America. The re-mark fee comes back if your grade changes, and appeal fees come back if the appeal succeeds.

Do OET exam fees change by country?

On OET’s own fee list there are two prices: AU$587 everywhere, and US$455 for the computer test and OET@Home in the United States. OET lists them in Australian and US dollars only, not in pounds, rupees or euros. Its handbook adds that fees can vary with the country, the mode and whether you book the full test or single sub-tests, so check the price on the booking screen.

A test bought with a discount code or at a discounted price can’t be rescheduled or moved to another venue; you have to cancel, with the cancellation fee taken off, and book again.

What you get back if you cancel

You cancel the whole booking, never part of it, and a cancellation can’t be undone. Before the booking closing date OET keeps AU$120; after it, AU$200. On computer and OET@Home you can cancel up to 48 hours before your test starts and not once you’ve sat a sub-test. On paper you can cancel up to one week before: for a Saturday test the last chance for a refund is 11:59 pm local time on the Sunday before, and for a Friday test the Saturday before.

Miss the test without cancelling and you get nothing back, unless you can show extenuating circumstances. You have five business days to send OET Support your evidence.

How to reschedule or cancel →

Fees that other bodies set

Registration, assessment and visa fees aren’t OET’s. The Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and visa offices each set and publish their own. One example: the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland says its assessment fee isn’t refunded if you apply without meeting its English requirements.

Sources: OET · NMBI and 4 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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