Youth Mobility Scheme visa
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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. 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.
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 . 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.