Note that the TOEFL program has instituted a “country change fee.” If test takers who have completed a home edition test wish to change the address in their TOEFL account to a new country they are now required to pay a $99 “country change” fee. I repeat: the fee is charged if you want to change your address after taking the test.
Needless to say, this is the stupidest thing I’ve heard all week.
The pop-up message (pictured) from ETS is so poorly worded as to be incomprehensible. But test takers have reported that declining to pay the fee after changing their address has resulted in them being locked out of accessing (or sending) any existing TOEFL score reports.
As many readers know, the TOEFL test is often taken by individuals seeking to study at an educational institution outside of their country of origin. As a result, it is not uncommon for test takers to change their address sometime after completing a TOEFL test.
