The Youth Mobility Scheme visa is for young adults from participating nations and territories who want to spend up to two years living in the United Kingdom.
The Youth Mobility Scheme permits young people from member countries or territories to spend up to two years living in the United Kingdom. If you are granted a visa, you will be permitted to work and study in the United Kingdom for the term of your visa validity. You can also work for yourself under certain circumstances.
You will also have complete freedom to leave and return to the UK at any point throughout your term. The Youth Mobility Visa, on the other hand, cannot be renewed, and you cannot bring any dependents to the UK on this visa.
What can be done with the Youth Mobility Scheme visa?
If you get a Youth Mobility Scheme Visa, you'll be able to do the following:
- Study, if you want to study a course about the development or delivery of weapons of mass destruction, you may need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate.
- Work in the majority of jobs.
- You can work for yourself and start a business as long as you have rental premises, your equipment is only worth £5,000 in total, and you don't have any workers.
Youth Mobility Scheme visa requirements:
To be eligible for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa, you must demonstrate to UK Visas & Immigration that you:
- You are between the ages of 18 and 30 at the time of application;
- You are an Australian, Canadian, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Japanese, Indian, Icelandic, Monaco, Taiwanese, Republic of Korea, or San Marino citizen, or a British Overseas, British Overseas Territories, or British National (Overseas)
- If you are an Indian citizen, you must have an RQF level 6 education or three years of work experience in a professional function corresponding to one of the acceptable occupations mentioned in Appendix Skilled Occupations.
- You have £2,530 in funds that you have kept for 28 days in the 31 days leading up to your application.
- You have no children under the age of 18 living with you or financially reliant on you.
- You have not previously visited the United Kingdom through the Youth Mobility Scheme.
- You've paid the visa application fee, the Immigration Health Charge, and any biometric information requested.
- If required, you have taken a TB test.
- You are not a victim of the broad justifications for refusal.
India-specific requirements for the Youth Mobility Scheme visa
As an Indian, to qualify for the Youth Mobility Scheme visa, you must:
- Receive an invitation to apply for the plan and submit your application within the deadline mentioned in the invitation.
- Submit a local police certificate or a police clearance certificate issued within the last six months of the application date.
- Either has a minimum of three years of experience in a professional capacity that is equal to one of the Skilled Occupations listed.
- Have a qualification that is equal to or higher than RQF level 6
Youth Mobility Scheme ballot
You must first be selected in the Youth Mobility Scheme Ballot if you are applying for the scheme from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, or Taiwan. Every year in January and July, the ballot is opened for voting. The majority of applications are chosen in January, with the remainder in July. Each ballot is valid for 48 hours. In order to be considered, applicants must send an email during this time period.
It is required that you write your email in English. Your email's subject line must include your name, birth date, and passport number. Your name, date of birth, passport number, and mobile phone number must all be included in the email's body.
If you were chosen for the Youth Mobility scheme through the ballot, you would receive an email. You will have 30 days from the time you receive your mail to submit your application and pay the fees. After you've paid, you'll have 90 days to schedule an appointment at a visa application centre near you. You'll have to supply your biometric data in the form of fingerprints and a photograph of yourself at the application centre. After your appointment, you will receive a decision on your visa within 30 days. You will have 90 days to enter the UK if your application is approved. You'll need to ask for an extension if you can't come to the UK within 90 days.
If you are unsuccessful, you will receive an email notification within two weeks of the ballot's end. If you still meet the eligibility conditions when the next ballot opens, you will be eligible to apply.
How to apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa?
The Youth Mobility Scheme Visa must be applied for online. You will be required to complete an online application form, upload supporting papers, and pay a visa application cost. You will be required to submit the following documents as part of your application: a valid passport, a bank statement demonstrating that you have at least £2,530 in savings and if you're from Hong Kong, India, or South Korea, your tuberculosis (TB) test results. As part of your application, you will need to establish your identity by either having your biometrics and photograph taken at a visa application centre (for a biometric residence permit) or by scanning your credentials with the 'UK Immigration: ID Check' app.
Fees and processing time
The cost of obtaining a Youth Mobility Scheme Visa is £259. You will also be charged a yearly National Health Service premium. This normally amounts to roughly £470 per year. To be eligible for the scheme, you must have at least £2,530 in personal savings. The Youth Mobility Scheme Visa application is normally processed in three weeks.
You will be able to work in the UK as a Youth Mobility Scheme visa holder if you are not a professional athlete or coach. You can only be self-employed if you don't have any staff, the total worth of any equipment used for the firm is less than £5,000, and you don't own any commercial premises (except for your home).
You will be able to study as well. You will be subject to the Academic Technology Approval Scheme's criteria unless you are a citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, or the Republic of Korea. This is required in order to study some courses at a postgraduate level in the United Kingdom.
