As of 13 August 2026, AI can only partly choose an English test for a UK visa.

What to actually do

1. Hand it to a person

   The route this page recommends

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.

2. Use a tool built for this

   Second choice

3. Do it yourself

   The distant third

   A chat interface, chat-fluent skill, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Open the GOV.UK page for your visa route and the GOV.UK page explaining English-language requirements, then save or copy the relevant sections.
   2. Write down your exact route, whether you are applying inside or outside the UK, whether this is a first application or an extension, and whether you are applying as a dependant.
   3. Gather only the facts relevant to the English requirement, such as a possible exemption or an English-language degree, without pasting passport numbers or other unnecessary personal data.
   4. Paste the copied GOV.UK sections and those facts into a chatbot with the prompt above, asking it to use the supplied official wording rather than memory.
   5. Open every GOV.UK page and official test-provider page named in the response, and compare the required level, test format, provider, location and result conditions with the response.
   6. Before booking, use the official visa application guidance or contact an immigration solicitor or regulated immigration adviser if the route, exemption or test result is unclear.

   Prompt

   Help me identify the English-language test requirement for my UK visa application. Use only the current GOV.UK guidance that I provide or that you can access, and quote the relevant page title or section for every important claim. Do not guess, rely on old guidance, or treat a test as accepted unless the official guidance confirms it.
   
   My details:
   - Visa route or application type: [insert route]
   - Applying from inside or outside the UK: [insert one]
   - Main applicant, dependant, extension, settlement or citizenship application: [insert one]
   - Nationality and any English-language degree or exemption I may have: [insert relevant facts only]
   - Test already considered: [insert name, or write none]
   
   Tell me:
   1. Whether an English test is required for this application.
   2. The required level and skills, using the exact official wording where possible.
   3. Which tests and test providers are accepted for this route, if GOV.UK confirms them.
   4. Whether the test must be a Secure English Language Test or meet another specific condition.
   5. How long the result is accepted, only if the official guidance states this.
   6. What I must check with the test provider before booking.
   
   Separate confirmed facts from points I must verify. End with a short checklist of the GOV.UK pages and the test provider's official booking page that I should check before paying. This is not professional advice, so do not make the final decision for me.

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.