Citizenship Areas
Live, work and experience the UK through an unsponsored temporary route for eligible young people from participating countries and nationality categories.
The age range is eighteen to thirty, or eighteen to thirty-five for certain nationalities. We review nationality, age and the relevant participation arrangements.
You do not need a UK job offer or an employer sponsor. Eligibility, any selection process and your individual immigration history still need to be assessed.
Permission is normally granted for up to two years. Participation arrangements vary by nationality. Some applicants require ballot selection or country-specific evidence before applying.
We review earlier participation and your wider circumstances before advising on an application.
We assist with the overseas application and any ballot or nationality-specific stage that applies to you.
Assess your nationality, age, previous permissions and personal circumstances before planning the application.
We advise on the relevant ballot or participation arrangements and the conditions that apply before an application can proceed.
We assist with supporting information, submission and the required identity-check process or biometric appointment.
Review the decision and visa conditions, plan travel and discuss work and future immigration options.
A ballot is required for some nationality categories, while others use a direct application. We review the current arrangements for your nationality rather than assuming the same process applies to everyone.
Ballot windows and application deadlines should be checked when planning. Visa, healthcare, professional and document costs should be considered together.
You can work in most jobs without employer sponsorship, and can normally change employer without a sponsored-work update application.
Study is permitted subject to the visa conditions and any relevant ATAS requirement. We can advise on how proposed work, training or study fits with your permission.
This scheme does not provide a dependant route for a partner or children. Family members cannot be included through your application and must qualify under an appropriate route in their own right.
A partner may have an independent work, study or other immigration option. We can assess their circumstances separately rather than assuming they can accompany you as a dependant.
Children and financial responsibilities can affect eligibility for the scheme itself. We review your family circumstances before advising on participation or alternative routes.
If moving together is important, discuss the whole family’s position before committing to travel or employment plans.
Eligible Youth Mobility holders from Australia, Canada or New Zealand can apply once for a further year from within the UK. This extension is not available to every participating nationality.
We review your nationality, current permission and timing before advising on an extension.
A move to another immigration route is a separate application. Depending on your circumstances, eligible sponsored employment, talent, business or family routes may be relevant.
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This scheme does not lead directly to settlement. If you later move to a settlement route, that route’s qualifying period and conditions apply; time on this scheme does not automatically count towards its qualifying period.
We can review your full immigration history and future plans when advising on longer-term options.
Naturalisation has its own status, residence, absence, language, good-character and other conditions. Youth mobility permission does not confer settlement or citizenship.
A ballot-based opportunity for eligible young Indian citizens to live, work and experience life in the UK without an employer sponsor.
The scheme is for eligible Indian citizens aged eighteen to thirty with an eligible qualification. We assess your background and the appropriate application pathway.
You do not need a UK job offer or an employer sponsor. Eligibility, any selection process and your individual immigration history still need to be assessed.
Permission is normally granted for up to two years. This scheme is separate from the main Youth Mobility Scheme, with its own ballot and qualification conditions.
We review earlier participation and your wider circumstances before advising on an application.
We assist with the overseas application and the India Young Professionals ballot pathway.
Assess your nationality, age, previous permissions and personal circumstances before planning the application.
We advise on the relevant ballot or participation arrangements and the conditions that apply before an application can proceed.
We assist with supporting information, submission and the required identity-check process or biometric appointment.
Review the decision and visa conditions, plan travel and discuss work and future immigration options.
Selection in the India Young Professionals ballot is required before the visa application. An invitation does not itself grant permission or guarantee that the visa will be approved.
Ballot windows and application deadlines should be checked when planning. Visa, healthcare, professional and document costs should be considered together.
You can work in most jobs without employer sponsorship, and can normally change employer without a sponsored-work update application.
Study is permitted subject to the visa conditions and any relevant ATAS requirement. We can advise on how proposed work, training or study fits with your permission.
This scheme does not provide a dependant route for a partner or children. Family members cannot be included through your application and must qualify under an appropriate route in their own right.
A partner may have an independent work, study or other immigration option. We can assess their circumstances separately rather than assuming they can accompany you as a dependant.
Children and financial responsibilities can affect eligibility for the scheme itself. We review your family circumstances before advising on participation or alternative routes.
If moving together is important, discuss the whole family’s position before committing to travel or employment plans.
India Young Professionals permission cannot be extended. If you want to stay longer, another suitable route needs to be assessed before your permission expires.
A move to another immigration route is a separate application. Depending on your circumstances, eligible sponsored employment, talent, business or family routes may be relevant.
Explore our Skilled Worker, Global Talent and Innovator Founder services.
This scheme does not lead directly to settlement. If you later move to a settlement route, that route’s qualifying period and conditions apply; time on this scheme does not automatically count towards its qualifying period.
We can review your full immigration history and future plans when advising on longer-term options.
Naturalisation has its own status, residence, absence, language, good-character and other conditions. Youth mobility permission does not confer settlement or citizenship.