FAQ About telc Exams in Frankfurt

Regular registration is always possible until Thursday at 1 p.m., two weeks prior to the exam. If you register before this deadline, you won't have to pay the late registration fee. After this deadline, you still have the option to register, but if you decide to do so, you will be required to pay a late fee of 30 EUR.

No postponement or cancellation of the booked exam is possible. For more information, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions.

No, even if you are ill, it is not possible to postpone or cancel the exam.

Yes! Our exam days are arranged so that both parts take place on the same day. However, it is essential to note that there may be a longer break between the written and oral parts. Therefore, make sure that you have the whole day at your disposal.

Yes, you can choose to take the oral and written parts of the exam on two different days. In this case, you need to register for two separate exams. Please note that it is essential to bring your partial telc result on the day of your second exam.

Yes! A partial result is valid for twelve months. Within this period, you can combine your partial result with the result of another part. For instance, if you passed the written part but failed the oral one, you don’t need to retake the written part. You can just retake the oral exam and have the results of the two exams combined by telc. Please remember that you must bring a copy of the result sheet of the passed examination (Ergebnisbogen) with you on the second day of the exam.

Approximately one week prior to your exam, you will receive an email from us containing all the essential information about your exam, including the starting time. Please be aware that before you can begin the exam, you must first visit the check-in desk.

If you have not received an email from us four days before the exam, and it is not in your spam folder, please contact us immediately at info@speakeasy-frankfurt.de

You are not allowed to use your mobile phone during the exam, during the preparation time for the oral part of the examination, or during the break in the written part of the C1 & C1 Hochschule exams. You are also not allowed to use other electronic gadgets.

You should not forget these items on the day of the exam:

• It is very important to have a valid official photo ID or your international passport with you on the day of the exam. Please note, driving licences, health insurance cards or student IDs do not count as official photo IDs.
• You should also bring a pencil, an eraser and a sharpener.
• You will also need €10 as a deposit for your locker. You will get the €10 back after the exam.
• Optional: If you want to get partial results combined, you should also bring a copy of your partial telc result (Ergebnisbogen) with you.
• You should also bring a transparent bottle of water and something to eat for the break with you.

No, unfortunately not. As there may be a longer break between the two parts of the exam, you should make sure that you really have the whole day at your disposal.

You will receive all the important information about the exam by email about a week before your exam. On the day of the exam, please ensure that you arrive at the exam centre on time. Upon arrival, proceed to the check-in desk where our team will check your ID and inform you about your assigned exam room. At the end of the written exam, you will receive instructions about the oral part.

The correction of the exams can take up to six weeks. You can check the current status of your papers and find out when to expect your results in our exam status section. Additionally, we will send you an email as soon as we have received your results.

No, since the beginning of 2021 there are no options for urgent correction.

You will receive a scan of your result by email. You can also check out your result in the speakeasy portal or the speakeasy app. To get your original result, you can either come to our exam center in person (with your ID) or we can send it to you by post for a separate fee.

If you have passed both parts of the exam, your result has no expiry date. If you have only passed one part, your result is valid for 12 months.