You have been prepping for IELTS for considerable length of time and now, you have been able to hit your target score in your IELTS practice tests. So, what next? Looking at it the other way, you are probably thinking of doing your IELTS registration first owing to the need to meet deadlines or you need to push yourself into practice knowing that your IELTS test date is around the corner. Either way, this article spells out the steps you need to take to start and complete your IELTS registration. Here’s how.

STEP 1: Identify The Correct IELTS Version To Do.
You don’t want to regret doing a wrong IELTS version after taking the exam. So, if you are applying to schools or seeking to become a member of a professional body before you can start practicing your profession anywhere abroad except UK, you should do IELTS Academic. If the school or the professional body is in UK, you should take IELTS Academic for UKVI. If you are applying for a permanent residence visa in Canada, Australia, New Zealand or elsewhere, you will need to do IELTS General Training. For more information on the correct version, read our article Things You Need To Know About IELTS

STEP 2: Get Your International Passport Ready
Your International passport is central to your IELTS registration. You will need to upload scanned copy of your international passport in the course of doing your IELTS registration. Besides, key information on the international passport such as Date of Birth, Passport Expiry Date, Passport Number will be collected in the process of your IELTS registration. Above all, your international passport which you used in the process of IELTS registration must be presented at the exam venue on your IELTS test date. So, if you don’t have your international passport intact, you can’t do your IELTS registration yet.

STEP 3: Check For Available IELTS Test Dates
You should do your IELTS registration two months in advance of your chosen test date because there are a limited number of spaces for IELTS testing sessions. You should use British Council Online Registration System to check the current information about test dates and availability. Ready to check the available test dates and location, see British Council Available IELTS Test Dates https://www.britishcouncil.org.ng/exam/ielts/dates-fees-locations

STEP 4: Begin Your IELTS Registration Via The British Council Online Registration System
Having decided on the most appropriate test date and venue, you may now begin your IELTS registration by filling out the British Council Online Application https://ielts.britishcouncil.org/nigeria and follow through to completion. Ensure that you are able to pay for your IELTS registration via online bank transfer or by raising Bank Draft made payable to The British Council. No doubt, paying via online bank transfer is more convenient provided you can follow instructions carefully.

STEP 5: Pay For Your IELTS Registration
Having completed your application and your reference number is generated, you should now pay for your IELTS registration. If paying via online bank transfer, you must be able to follow instructions carefully. For your online bank transfer, you should pay via First Bank, Zenith Bank or Gtbank using the account numbers listed below, followed by the code for month of the exam and lastly, followed by the last two digits of your international passport number. Here are the account numbers for different test locations:
995202 if you are taking your IELTS in Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta or Calabar.
995302 if you are taking your IELTS in Port Harcourt
995102 if you are taking your IELTS in Abuja, Enugu, Benin or Ilorin.
Below is the table showing the months of the exam and respective codes
Month of Exam April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr March
Month Code 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

For example, the full account number for an IELTS exam to be taken in Lagos in August by a candidate whose passport number ends with 17 is 9952020517
Note the following while you are making payment for your IELTS registration via bank transfer:
• Account Name is The British Council and the Beneficiary Bank is Standard Chartered Bank
• Enter in the remark field the full reference number generated in STEP 4 above, followed by the candidate name e.g NG150-125832-2460- Chijioke Chidinma Agu
• Send your evidence of fund transfer (payment summary slip or screenshot), reference number and candidate name to ngielts.payment@britishcouncil.org within 24 hours.
If unable to pay via online bank transfer, you should raise bank draft from any Nigerian bank, made payable to the British Council and submit to any of the British Council offices in Nigeria.

STEP 6: Complete Your IELTS Registration.
If you pay for your IELTS registration via online bank transfer, your registration is deemed complete when you send evidence of payment alongside other information to ngielts.payment@britishcouncil.org and confirmation is sent to your inbox.
However, if you pay by Bank Draft, you will need to send the Bank Draft, your printed application summary and a copy of your international passport via courier or send them in person to the closest British Council office. You will receive a confirmation that your registration and payment have been completed.

What Next After Your IELTS Registration?
You will receive a confirmation email 4-10 days before the test date giving information on the time of your exam and the venue address. Note that the IELTS Reading, Writing and Listening section will be done on the same day. The Speaking section may be done on the same day as well or be slated for another day, up to a week before or after the test date. You will be notified well in advance if the Speaking section will be done on a different day from the main test date.

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