Is there an official IELTS to CEFR conversion?

Yes. the IELTS partners publish a concordance, and this chart is transcribed from it without interpolating between rows.

Does a converted score count for a visa or a university?

No. Institutions and visa streams name the test they accept and the score they want on that test. A concordance tells you where you stand, and nothing more.

IELTS to CEFR conversion chart

Every IELTS Academic score, and the CEFR level the IELTS partners aligns it to. Pick a score to see it on its own page.

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IELTS aligns no CEFR level to 65.0 on this scale.

The full chart

IELTS to CEFR conversion chart

Every published row, both ways. Each row links to a page for that score.

IELTS Academic	CEFR	Page
8.5 to 9.0	C2	Details
7.0 to 8.0	C1	Details
5.5 to 6.5	B2	Details
4.0 to 5.0	B1	Details

Where these numbers come from

IELTS: IELTS and the CEFR

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Questions people ask about IELTS to CEFR conversion chart.

IELTS AcademicCEFRPublished concordance

A concordance is a statistical equivalence between two tests, not a guarantee that anyone accepts a converted score. Universities and visa streams name the test they accept and the score they want on it.

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