Originally Posted by
Gargleblaster
I, a non-native English speaker, got the highest level, dunno if was 5 or 6, would have to fish out my certificate, but the score where I don't need to renew, ever. What got me there was of course understanding everything correctly and saying exactly the right things, but as the examiner pointed out: I SPOKE SLOWLY and CLEARLY. Simple bonus thing that's easy to do ! Good luck !
Sat the exam yesterday in an english speaking country, followed your advice and got level 6. Non-native speaker neither here.