India Young Professionals Scheme visa
Apply
You must be successfully selected in the India Young Professionals Scheme ballot before you can apply for your visa.
Proving your identity and supporting documents
As part of your application, you鈥檒l need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you鈥檙e from and what type of passport you have.
You鈥檒l either:
- use the 鈥楿K Immigration: ID Check鈥� app to scan your identity document - you鈥檒l also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account
- have your fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a visa application centre
You鈥檒l be told what you need to do when you apply.
If you do need an appointment:
- the centre may need to keep your passport and documents while they process your application
- you may have to travel to get to your nearest visa application centre (this could be in another country)
Apply for an India Young Professionals Scheme visa
Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa and choose 鈥業ndia鈥� as your nationality.
Continue your application
Sign in to your account using the link from your sign-up email.
How long it takes to get a decision
Once you鈥檝e applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you鈥檒l usually get a decision within 3 weeks.
You鈥檒l be contacted if your application will take longer, for example because:
- your supporting documents need to be verified
- you need to attend an interview
- of your personal circumstances, for example if you have a criminal conviction
You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.
After you apply
You can ask to cancel your application. You鈥檒l only get your fee refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application.
You鈥檒l get an email containing the decision on your application. This will explain what you need to do next.
If you have a child while you鈥檙e in the UK
If you have a child while you鈥檙e in the UK, they do not automatically become a British citizen.
You must if you want to travel in and out of the UK with them.
You鈥檒l need to provide a full UK birth certificate for each child, showing the names of both parents.