English Speaking Countries
Countries generally recognized as English speaking
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Canada
Cayman Islands
Cyprus
Dominica
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guyana
India
Ireland
Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands)
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Liberia
Malawi
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Micronesia
Montserrat
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
St. Christopher and Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevi
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Swaziland
Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Kingdom
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Virgin Islands
Western Samoa
Zimbabwe
Non-US applicants are also exempt from the English proficiency requirement if they have completed two English composition courses at a college or university in the United States, or earned an accredited bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree from a college or university in the United States.
Applicants from Puerto Rico must meet the English proficiency requirement.