The UK government classifies the following overseas countries as majority native English speaking:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada*
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
No other country may be considered as being ‘majority English speaking’ for visa purposes.
*Applicants presenting Canadian degrees or postgraduate diplomas will not normally need to provide other evidence of English language ability so long as they supply sufficient proof from the institution that the degree was taught and examined in English.
| Country | Capital | Continent |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | St. John’s | America |
| Australia | Canberra | Oceania |
| Bahamas | Nassau | America |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | America |
| Belize | Belmopan | America |
| Botswana | Gaborone | Africa |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Africa |
| Canada | Ottawa | America |
| Dominica | Roseau | America |
| Eritrea | Asmara | Africa |
| Fiji | Suva | Oceania |
| Gambia | Banjul | Africa |
| Ghana | Accra | Africa |
| Grenada | St. George’s | America |
| Guyana | Georgetown | America |
| India | New Delhi | Asia |
| Ireland | Dublin | Europe |
| Jamaica | Kingston | America |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Africa |
| Kiribati | Tarawa | Oceania |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Africa |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Africa |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Africa |
| Malta | Valletta | Europe |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | Oceania |
| Micronesia | Palikir | Oceania |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Africa |
| Nauru | Yaren | Oceania |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Oceania |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Africa |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Asia |
| Palau | Melekeok | Oceania |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Oceania |
| Philippines | Manila | Asia |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Africa |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | America |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | America |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | America |
| Samoa | Apia | Oceania |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Africa |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Africa |
| Singapore | Singapore | Asia |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Oceania |
| South Africa | Pretoria | Africa |
| South Sudan | Juba | Africa |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Africa |
| Swaziland | Mbabane | Africa |
| Tonga | Nukualofa | Oceania |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | America |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti | Oceania |
| Uganda | Kampala | Africa |
| United Kingdom | London | Europe |
| United States | Washington D.C. | America |
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | Oceania |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Africa |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Africa |
