ETS Resumes TOEFL and GRE Registrations in Iran

GVF -- The Educational Testing Service (ETS) has announced it is resuming registrations in Iran for its Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

In a statement published on its website, ETS adds, "The brief suspension was the indirect result of tighter U.N. Security Council restrictions on financial transactions involving Iran, which resulted in ETS's banking arrangements being discontinued."

In its latest statement, ETS says that students wishing to take the tests may register through Iran's National Organization of Educational Testing, or with credit/debit cards issued by banks that are not prohibited under U.N. or U.S. sanctions. ETS has permission from the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury to conduct its testing business in Iran.

Just weeks ago, ETS had announced that it was unable to process payments from Iran and thus, had to temporarily suspend registration for Iranians applicants.

Each year, many young Iranian students from across the country seeking to continue their education abroad, apply to take part in the the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The tests are required for students applying for academic programmes outside Iran.