Make sure before you send your application, you have checked against the following list.  If your application is incomplete, it will NOT be processed.

Registration Method

In Person – Hand in the completed registration form together with all items listed below to the Customer Services Centre on the 3/F, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong.

   Opening Hours (Customers Services)

       Monday to Friday  9.00 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.
       Saturday  9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
       Sunday & Public Holiday  Closed

By Post – Send the completed registration form together with all items listed below to Examinations Services

i) a signed and dated Application Form
ii) two passport sized photographs taken within the last 6 months signed on the back (a photograph will appear on your final test report)
iii) a copy of your HKID or passport
iv) a copy of your previous IELTS test report (if applicable) and
v) a cheque (in HK dollars) made payable to 'British Council'

Postal applications with insufficient postage will not be processed.  
Places are reserved on a first-come-first-served basis.
Do not send your application before the relevant registration period opens.

Download Application Form

Payment Methods

Current IELTS Test fee is HK$1,500

In Person - Pay by credit card, EPS or crossed cheque from a bank account in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

By Post - Pay by
(i) Hong Kong cashier order or crossed cheque from a bank account in HKSAR;
(ii) Bank draft drawn on a bank in HKSAR.

All cashier order, cheque and bank draft must be made payable to “British Council” in Hong Kong currency.

No refund will be made for cancellation of examinations under any circumstances.

Change of Test Date

Change of test date is NOT permitted unless on medical grounds.

Candidates have to submit such requests within 3 working days after the test with the items listed below

(i) Change of Test Date Request Form
(Please contact Customer Services/ Examinations Services to obtain the Request Form)
(ii) Original medical certificate dated on the test date
(iii) Administration fee of HK$300

The test date can be changed ONCE only.

Special Circumstances

We aim to do our best to cater for candidates with special needs. We will do all we can to enable candidates to understand test questions and ways of giving answers.  All candidates, irrespective of their disability, will be assessed fairly and objectively.

Candidates who require special arrangements are asked to contact us before they submit their application.  Relevant supporting materials such as medical certificates should be submitted during registration.

Enquiry On Results

Candidates may apply for an enquiry on results (EOR) only at the centre at which they took their test.  They must apply within six weeks of the test date.  The candidate’s test material is forwarded to the UK for remarking.  The fee is HKD900.00.  After remarking, should the score on any module be increased, the fee is refunded.

It takes some 7 – 8 weeks from receipt of the candidates exam materials in the UK before the candidate is notified of the re-mark results.  The candidate will receive an EOR feedback letter stating their final result status.

Documents required for IELTS Enquiry of Results (EOR):

Via Customer Services, 3/F British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong
1) A completed, signed application form for IELTS Enquiry of Results
2) Your original IELTS Test Report Form
3) Payment of HKD900.00 by EPS/Credit Card

Via Post
1) A completed, signed application form for IELTS Enquiry of Results
2) Your original IELTS Test Report Form
3) Payment of HKD900.00 by cheque only (made out to ‘British Council’)

Download Enquiry of Results Application Form