Youth Mobility Scheme visa: Extend your visa

Youth Mobility Scheme visa

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:

Your visa will be valid from the day after your original visa ends.

You can only extend your visa once.

You鈥檒l need to pay:

You must apply online to extend your visa.

You should apply no more than 28 days before your current visa expires.

You must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until you get a decision.

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.

You鈥檒l get a decision on your application within 8 weeks.

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.