The minimum for B2 standard is 5.5 in every band. 5.0 would be OK for a Foundation course however I guess you are not doing that. IELTS requirements vary per institution so instead of speaking to agents you should contact the university's international department if there is one. Some require 6.0, s...

You have done three Level 7 courses but not completed a Masters? What have you been doing?

Tell them the truth, explain your studied have had to be put on hold as you were the only person available who could care for your mother. I'd also take any evidence from the doctors or hospitals to back up your claim.

It is only 6 years at Masters if the Bachelors course was 4 or 5 years in length and the HEI specified this at the start of the course (ie on the CAS and not because you had to do retake.

If a student does a 3 year Bachelor course then the limit is still 5 years for Masters.

A student spent 3 years in UK on student visa from 2003 to 2006, in most famous bad quality American university (Preston University, USA) for Master level study as per following: One Year MBA Finance Six Month Writing-up theses (MPhil) One Year & Six Month on PhD That time, Home Office widely a...