Firstly,IELTS score band requirement for Non European nurses is too high and not easily achievable. Secondly, this score is not used as measure of competency of nurses, therefore the Reading and writing scores should be reviewed should be reviewed downwards to at least 6.0. Lastly fees for taking this examination is exorbitant and beyond reach of many. We are kindly requesting the responsible authorities to review this downwards as well for nurses.