English Speaking Countries

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 as majority English-speaking. Migrants who are citizens of these countries will pass the English language requirement for immigration under the five-tier points based system.

Majority English-Speaking Countries

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

You must be able to provide documents to support your citizenship to a country on this list, such as a valid passport.