The Australian DHA’s website on English language requirements for visas has been updated to include the following note:
“To ensure your TOEFL iBT result is valid for Australian visa purposes, you must select ‘Taking TOEFL for Australia’ when registering for your test. Results not registered under this pathway may not be accepted for Australian visa purposes.”
I like the author’s use of “may.” For this sort of bureaucratic requirement, it is important to always be vague and keep people guessing.
This update refers to “TOEFL iBT Australia,” which is the same test as the old TOEFL that was mostly retired last month. Right now I see two test dates per month in some big markets (Seoul and Paris, for example) but no dates in some smaller markets (Cairo and Tel Aviv, for example).