Chicago

Test Day Instructions

Please read the following instructions and guidelines. This will ensure that you have a pleasant test day experience and perform to the best of your ability. You will need to bring your passport (or PR card). Meeting point (8:00 am)

• Meet outside the entrance to the building (please see address and map below).
• The center will open the doors at 8:00 am and take the stairs to the second floor.
• Please do not smoke in or near the building – this is a regulation of the building.

Registration (8:00 – 8:45 am)

• Give the cloakroom staff any bags, electronic devices (including cell phones) and other valuable items.
• Failure to relinquish electronic items will result in immediate dismissal from the test.
• Identity Check: present your valid original passport or PR Card (no other form of identity is accepted).
• Proceed to camera and fingerprint station (if you have a head scarf or veil, you may be asked to remove this item in a separate room)
• Proceed to waiting room. You may use the washroom if necessary at this time.
• Entrance to test room.

Exit procedure and arrangements for lunch

• Once the test has finished and the papers have been collected you may leave the test room.
• Collect your possessions from the cloakroom.
• Confirm the time of your afternoon speaking test.
• You may leave the test center at this point.
• There are various locations nearby where you can have lunch.

Speaking tests (12:50 – 5:30 pm)

• Return to the test centre at least 30 minutes before the scheduled time of your speaking test.
• Give the cloakroom staff all bags, electronic devices (including cell phones) and other valuable items.
• You will be asked to verify your identity (using your valid, original passport or Canada Permanent Resident Card) and scan your fingerprint.
• Enter the supervised waiting area.
• Your speaking examiner will collect you from the supervised waiting area and conduct the speaking test in a separate room.
• You may then collect your possessions from the cloakroom and leave the test centre.

Results

• Your results we will be available for pick-up at our centre from 9:00am-4:00pm 13 days after the test. You will need to have photo ID in order to collect your results.
• If you do not come and pick-up your results they will be mailed to the address you provided on your registration form.
• A results preview (not the certificate) will be available to view online 12 days after taking the test. (Instructions will be emailed accordingly.) IELTS Results Preview – https://results.ieltsessentials.com/

Notes regarding punctuality, stationary and possessions

• You will not be admitted into the test center after 8:45 am.
• The test (listening, reading and writing) is scheduled to begin at 9:00 am and is scheduled to finish at 12:00 pm.
• Pencils and erasers will be provided.
• Cell phones and other electronic devices are not permitted in the test room.
• Our cloakroom is secure and you must either use it or leave valuable / electronic items at home.
• Under no circumstances will Oxford International be responsible for lost and / or damaged items – you are encouraged to leave such items at home.
• Please bring drinks, such as water or juice, in a clear container.
• Food is not allowed in the test room (if food is required for medical reasons you must have informed us prior to the registration deadline by way of a Doctor’s letter)
• Reading glasses must be in a clear case.