Youth Mobility Scheme

A Perfect Opportunity for Young Students: Work & Study in the UK

 

Who Is This Scheme For?

If you're aged between 18 and 30, or 18 and 35, depending on where you are from, you can apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa. This visa is ideal for students who want to live and work in the UK whilst improving their English language skills.

You can apply for this visa if you:

  • want to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years
  • have £2,530 in savings
  • have certain types of British Nationality or are from certain countries or territories

 

You can apply for the visa if you’re aged 18 to 35 and from:

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • New Zealand
  • South Korea

 

You can apply for the visa if you’re 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’re from:

  • Hong Kong, if you have an SAR passport
  • Taiwan

 

You can also apply if you're aged 18 to 30 and you're a:

  • British overseas citizen
  • British overseas territories citizen
  • British national (overseas)