General SELT Scoring, Candidate URN and Validity
A2-C1 Global Scale reporting, current component thresholds, the all-required-skills rule, Candidate URN verification and two-year SELT validity.
Choose first, then prepare the right test
Start with the route's required skills and CEFR level. Four-skill Academic and General tests and the two-skill A1-A2-B1 suite are not interchangeable.
Core concepts
Concept 1
General SELT reports A2-C1 on the 0-100 Global Scale, including 20-39 for A2, 40-59 for B1, 60-74 for B2 and 75-89 for C1.
Exam cue: Compare each skill with the route-specific requirement rather than only the overall outcome.
Concept 2
Current UKVI tables list at least 40 per skill for B1, 60 for B2 and 75 for C1; the controlling route decides which level applies.
Exam cue: Distinguish the product's A2 reporting band from the current route threshold.
Concept 3
Every relevant skill must meet the threshold, and the Candidate URN supports secure result verification.
Exam cue: Verify approved product, location, Candidate URN and application date.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Assuming an A2 overall result proves a route that requires four skills at B1 or B2.
Guardrail: Use a 15-second safety pause before finalizing your action.
Averaging a low component against higher scores.
Guardrail: Use a 15-second safety pause before finalizing your action.
Using a certificate without checking the secure result reference and validity period.
Guardrail: Use a 15-second safety pause before finalizing your action.
Memory anchors
A2 Twenty
General SELT reports A2 from 20 on the Global Scale.
B1 Forty
Current B1 four-skill UKVI use requires 40 per required skill.
B2 Sixty
Current B2 four-skill UKVI use requires 60 per required skill.
C1 Seventy-Five
Current C1 four-skill UKVI use requires 75 per required skill.
Candidate URN
Use the Candidate URN for secure verification.
Two Years
The SELT result must fall within the immigration validity window.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
On General SELT, which Global Scale interval is reported as A2?
What per-component score corresponds to the current B1 floor for four-skill UKVI use?
Answer all questions to submit.
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