Applicants holding secondary school diplomas and/or university degrees from the following countries are exempt from the English Language Proficiency Test requirement:
| Antigua and Barbuda | Gibraltar | Pitcairn Island |
| Australia | Grenada | Puerto Rico |
| Bahamas | Guam (U.S.A.) | St. Kitts & Nevis |
| Barbados | Guyana | St. Lucia |
| Bermuda | Ireland | St. Vincent |
| Belize | Isle of Man | Singapore |
| British Solomon Islands | Jamaica | South Africa |
| English Speaking West Indies | Kenya | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Canada | Kiribati & Tuvalu | United Kingdom |
| Canal Zone (U.S.A.) | Lesotho | U.S.A. |
| Channel Islands | Malta | Vanuatu |
| Dominica | Mauritius | Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
| Falkland Islands | Namibia | Wake-Midway Island (U.S.) |
| Fiji | New Zealand | Zambia |
| Ghana | Nigeria | Zimbabwe |
Last updated: January 2003