You can apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you: want to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years are aged 18 to 30 or 18 to 35, depending on where you鈥檙e from have 拢2,530 in savings have certain types of British Nationality or are from certain countries or territories listed in the eligibility requirements How long it takes The earliest you can apply for a visa is 6 months before you travel. Example You can apply from 16 January if you plan to travel on 15 July. As part of your application, you鈥檒l need to prove your identity and provide your documents. You may need to allow extra time if you need an appointment to do this. You鈥檒l find out if you need one when you start your application. Getting a decision Once you鈥檝e applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you鈥檒l usually get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks. How much it costs You will need to: pay the application fee pay the healthcare surcharge , which is usually 拢776 per year prove you have enough personal savings - check how much in the eligibility requirements Application fee The application fee is 拢298. How long you can stay You鈥檒l be given a visa to live and work in the UK for up to 24 months. You can enter the UK at any time while your visa is valid, and leave and come back at any time during your stay. If you turn 31 after your visa is issued, you can stay in the UK for as long as your visa is valid. If you鈥檙e from Australia, Canada or New Zealand, you鈥檒l be able to extend your visa by one year after the 2-year period ends. What you can and cannot do You can: study - for some courses you鈥檒l need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate work in most jobs be self-employed and set up a company - as long as your premises are rented, your equipment is not worth more than 拢5,000 and you do not have any employees You cannot: work as a professional sportsperson (for example as a coach) extend your stay unless you鈥檙e from Australia, Canada or New Zealand get public funds bring in family members on your application - they must apply separately

If you鈥檙e from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea You can apply for the visa if you鈥檙e aged 18 to 35 and from: Australia Canada New Zealand South Korea You must be aged 18 or over when your visa starts, or 35 or under when you apply for it. You can apply for your visa before you turn 18 and you can be over 35 when it starts. If you鈥檙e from elsewhere in the world You can apply for the visa if you鈥檙e aged 18 to 30 and from: Andorra Iceland Japan Monaco San Marino Uruguay You must be selected in the Youth Mobility Scheme ballot before you can apply for your visa if you鈥檙e from: Hong Kong, if you have an SAR passport Taiwan You can also apply if you鈥檙e aged 18 to 30 and you鈥檙e a: British overseas citizen British overseas territories citizen British national (overseas) You must be aged 18 or over when your visa starts, or 30 or under when you apply for it. You can apply for your visa before you turn 18 and you can be over 30 when it starts. When you cannot apply You cannot apply if you have: children under the age of 18 who live with you children you鈥檙e financially responsible for already been in the UK under the scheme If you鈥檙e from India There鈥檚 a different scheme for Indian nationals. Check if you鈥檙e eligible for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa . Money to support yourself You must have at least 拢2,530 in your bank account to show you can support yourself in the UK. You will need to have had the money available for at least 28 days in a row. Day 28 must be within 31 days of applying for this visa. You鈥檒l need to show proof of this when you apply . Read the guidance on financial evidence for more information about the money you need and how to prove it.

Documents you must provide

When you apply you鈥檒l need to provide: a valid passport or other document that shows your identity and nationality a bank statement showing you have at least 拢2,530 in savings your tuberculosis ( TB ) test results if you鈥檙e from a country where you have to take the test You need a blank page in your passport for your visa. You鈥檒l need to provide a certified translation of any documents that are not in English or Welsh. You may need to provide additional documents depending on your circumstances. If you鈥檙e from Andorra You must provide an Andorran certificate of criminal records . It must have been issued less than 6 months before you apply for the Youth Mobility Scheme visa. If you鈥檙e from Hong Kong or Taiwan You must provide a valid email from the Home Office confirming you were successful in the Youth Mobility Scheme ballot . If you鈥檙e from Iceland You must provide an Icelandic criminal certificate for private use (called a Sakavottor冒) . It must have been issued less than 6 months before you apply for the Youth Mobility Scheme visa. If you鈥檙e from San Marino You must provide a letter from the Directorate of Political and Diplomatic Affairs of the Republic of San Marino Department of Foreign Affairs. The letter must: confirm that you鈥檙e suitable for the Youth Mobility Scheme have been issued less than 6 months before you apply for the Youth Mobility Scheme visa If you鈥檙e from Uruguay You must provide a Uruguayan certificate of judicial records (called a Certificado de Antecedentes Judiciales) . It must have been issued less than 6 months before you apply for the Youth Mobility Scheme visa.

Check which documents you鈥檒l need to apply . You鈥檒l also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. Check how much you鈥檒l have to pay before you apply. If you鈥檙e from Hong Kong or Taiwan, you must be successfully selected in the Youth Mobility Scheme ballot before you can apply for your visa. Apply from outside the UK You must apply online for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa. Proving your identity and providing 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) You may be able to pay to get a faster decision . Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa Once you鈥檝e started your application, you can save your form and complete it later. Apply online 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 can apply online for their visa as your dependant . You must do this if you want to travel in and out of the UK with your child. You鈥檒l need to provide a full UK birth certificate for each child, showing the names of both parents.

You can only apply to extend your Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you鈥檙e from Australia, Canada or New Zealand. You can extend your visa for one year. To extend your visa, you must: be living in the UK have a valid Youth Mobility Scheme visa Your visa will be valid from the day after your original visa ends. You can only extend your visa once. Fees You鈥檒l need to pay: the 拢298 application fee the 拢776 immigration health surcharge Extend your visa online You must apply online to extend your visa. You should apply no more than 28 days before your current visa expires. <a class="gem-c-button govuk-button govuk-button--start" role="button" data-module="govuk-button" data-ga4-attributes='{"event_name":"navigation","type":"start button"}' draggable="false" href="https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/temporary-work?cookiesPreferencesURL=https%3A%2F%2Fapply-to-visit-or-stay-in-the-uk.homeoffice.gov.uk%2Fdashboard%2Fcookies&cookiesPolicyDomain=apply-to-visit-or-stay-in-the-uk.homeoffice.gov.uk"> Apply online You must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until you get a decision. Proving your identity and providing 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 UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point You鈥檒l be told what you need to do when you apply. How long it takes to get a decision You鈥檒l get a decision on your application within 8 weeks. You may be able to pay to get a faster decision .

Youth Mobility Scheme visa: Overview

Youth Mobility Scheme visa

Overview

You can apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you:

want to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years
are aged 18 to 30 or 18 to 35, depending on where you鈥檙e from
have 拢2,530 in savings
have certain types of British Nationality or are from certain countries or territories listed in the eligibility requirements

How long it takes

The earliest you can apply for a visa is 6 months before you travel.

Example

You can apply from 16 January if you plan to travel on 15 July.

As part of your application, you鈥檒l need to prove your identity and provide your documents.

You may need to allow extra time if you need an appointment to do this. You鈥檒l find out if you need one when you start your application.

Getting a decision

Once you鈥檝e applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you鈥檒l usually get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks.

How much it costs

You will need to:

pay the application fee
pay the healthcare surcharge, which is usually 拢776 per year
prove you have enough personal savings - check how much in the eligibility requirements

Application fee

The application fee is 拢298.

How long you can stay

You鈥檒l be given a visa to live and work in the UK for up to 24 months.

You can enter the UK at any time while your visa is valid, and leave and come back at any time during your stay.

If you turn 31 after your visa is issued, you can stay in the UK for as long as your visa is valid.

If you鈥檙e from Australia, Canada or New Zealand, you鈥檒l be able to extend your visa by one year after the 2-year period ends.

What you can and cannot do

You can:

study - for some courses you鈥檒l need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate
work in most jobs
be self-employed and set up a company - as long as your premises are rented, your equipment is not worth more than 拢5,000 and you do not have any employees

You cannot:

work as a professional sportsperson (for example as a coach)
extend your stay unless you鈥檙e from Australia, Canada or New Zealand
get public funds
bring in family members on your application - they must apply separately

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