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Book OET in 4 steps: check your regulator accepts the test mode, prepare your ID, find a date and venue in OET’s test finder, then pay within 15 minutes. Use the same ID document in your OET account and on test day; the wrong document can stop you sitting the test and cost you the fee. OET accepted identification.
Step 1: check your regulator accepts the mode
Before you pick a date, make sure your regulator accepts the way you will sit the test, including how you take Speaking. OET: book a test.
Two examples. The UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) accepts OET on Paper, OET on Computer and OET@Home, and nurses must choose the Nursing version. Australia’s Ahpra National Boards accept OET on Computer at a venue, including Speaking taken online with a remote interlocutor, but not OET@Home. See all regulators in OET score requirements.
You can only book OET@Home if your country has no paper or computer venue, or if OET approves exceptional circumstances. Your regulator accepting home tests is not enough on its own. OET test regulations.
Your first sitting must include all 4 sub-tests: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. After a full sitting, you can book single sub-tests on paper at most venues outside the USA, if your regulator accepts them. OET: how much does OET cost?.
Step 2: prepare your ID, email and payment
Use one accepted physical ID for both your account and test day. OET accepted identification.
| Document | Condition |
|---|---|
| Passport | Valid; full name, date of birth, photo and expiry date |
| National government ID | Valid; issued in the country where you sit; full name, photo and date of birth |
| National ID not in English | OET on Computer or OET@Home: show a certified translation with the original |
| Driving licence | Not accepted, except US REAL ID-compliant licences |
| Digital ID or e-visa | Not accepted |
For OET@Home you must also prove you are in the country where you booked, for example with a residency permit, a valid visa, or a hotel booking or signed rental agreement that covers test day. OET test regulations.
Use a current personal email, not a university or work address. If you need Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification, use your ECFMG account email even if it is not personal. OET test overview.
OET recommends booking on a desktop or laptop, with your Visa or MasterCard and ID ready. For OET on Paper, also have a current photo that meets OET’s requirements. For OET on Computer or OET@Home, have an image of your ID. OET booking instructions.
Step 3: find a date and venue
OET’s test finder sends you to the right booking site for the test you pick.
- Open Book a test.
- Enter your city and country, then select Find a test.
- Filter the results by Test Mode or Distance.
- Choose a venue and select Book now.
A date on OET’s global calendar may not run in your country, venue, mode or profession, so check the venue listing itself. OET test regulations.
Booking deadlines (OET: book a test):
- OET on Computer and OET@Home: booking closes 7 days before the test, at 11:59pm UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). Convert that to your local time.
- OET on Paper: booking usually closes 24 days before the test, and OET says this can change. The first January dates are an exception, so use the exact date in the 2026 test dates.
Step 4: book and pay
You pay the full fee when you book. The full test costs AUD 587; in the USA, OET on Computer at a venue and OET@Home cost USD 455. OET: how much does OET cost?. See all OET fees.
OET on Paper: myOET
- Follow Book now to myOET (registration.myoet.com).
- Register or log in.
- Select Apply for the test at the top of the dashboard.
- Upload a current photo that meets OET’s requirements.
- Enter your payment details within the 15-minute booking window.
OET on Computer and OET@Home: booking.oet-global.com
- Follow the test finder to the computer and home booking site.
- Upload an image of your ID as the test regulations require.
- Select your test date once your documents and payment details are ready.
- Finish the booking within 15 minutes of selecting that date.
After you book
You get a confirmation email. For OET on Paper, the venue emails your timetable before test day. For OET on Computer and OET@Home, the timetable is in your confirmation email and OET account. OET timetable delivery.
Changing or cancelling a booking
You can hold only 1 booking per test administration (one test date’s set of sessions), whatever the mode. OET test regulations.
| Change | OET on Paper | OET on Computer and OET@Home |
|---|---|---|
| Reschedule | Until 11:59pm the day before the test | Until 2 days before your first sub-test |
| Cancel for a refund | Up to 1 week before test day | Up to 2 days before the test |
Once you have taken a sub-test, you cannot reschedule the rest. For paper cancellations, OET’s example is Saturday at 11:59pm in the week before a Friday test, so ask OET for your exact cut-off. OET rescheduling fees and deadlines; OET cancellation fees and refunds. Fees are in the fee and refund tables.
OET’s rules on switching mode are unclear; ask OET before you book. The test regulations say you cannot reschedule to change mode or profession, or move a computer or home booking to another country, while the Manage your booking page describes changing test type for computer and home bookings.
While you wait for test day
Try a Reading Part A practice set, or start a free OETify baseline to see which sub-test to work on first.
Common questions
- How do you book OET?
- Check that your regulator accepts the test mode, prepare your ID, then use OET’s test finder to search your city and country. Filter by Test Mode or Distance, choose a venue and select Book now. Both booking platforms give you 15 minutes to finish and pay.
- Which account books paper, computer and home tests?
- OET on Paper uses myOET at registration.myoet.com, with Apply for the test on the dashboard. OET on Computer and OET@Home use booking.oet-global.com. Start from OET’s test finder and it sends you to the right one. Have your ID and payment card ready.
- What ID can you use for OET?
- Use a valid passport, or a valid national government ID issued in the country where you sit. It must show your full name, photo and date of birth, and it must be the same document in your account and on test day. For OET on Computer or OET@Home, a national ID not in English needs a certified translation shown with the original. Digital IDs, e-visas and driving licences are not accepted, except US REAL ID-compliant licences.
- Can you book only one sub-test on your first attempt?
- No. Your first OET sitting must include all 4 sub-tests. After that, you can book single sub-tests on paper at most venues outside the USA. Before you buy one, check that your regulator accepts results from less than a full test.
- When will my timetable arrive?
- For OET on Paper, your venue emails the timetable before test day. For OET on Computer and OET@Home, the timetable is in your booking confirmation email and your OET account.
Sources
- OET: how much does OET cost? (OET)
- OET on Paper (OET)
- OET on Computer (OET)
- OET@Home (OET)
- OET test overview (OET)
- OET test regulations (OET)
- OET: book a test (OET)
- OET rescheduling fees and deadlines (OET)
- OET cancellation fees and refunds (OET)
- OET booking instructions (OET)
- OET timetable delivery (OET)
- OET accepted identification (OET)
- OET test day information (OET)
- NMC OET requirements (NMC)
- Ahpra accepted English language tests (Ahpra)
- myOET paper booking account (OET)
- OET computer and home booking account (OET)