Countries where degrees taught in English are recognized by the UK

The United Kingdom expects migrants to have good knowledge of English, especially for the highly skilled Tier 1 category. Below is a list of countries that the UK recognizes degrees taught in English. If you have earned a bachelors degree or above from a recognized educational institution from one of these countries, you may satisfy the English language requirement under the UK's five-tier points based system.

English Teaching Countries

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Australia
• The Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Dominica
• Grenada
• Guyana
• Ireland
• Jamaica
• New Zealand
• St Kitts and Nevis
• St Lucia
• St Vincent and The Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago
• the UK
• the USA

You must be able to provide documents to support your degree that was earned at an educational institution in one of these countries.