You must provide a valid email from the Home Office confirming you were successful in the Youth Mobility Scheme ballot.
You can apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you:
You will need to:
You’ll 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.
You can:
You cannot:
When you apply you’ll need to provide:
You need a blank page in your passport for your visa.
You’ll 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.
You must apply online for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa.
As part of your application, you’ll need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you’re from and what type of passport you have.
You’ll either:
You’ll be told what you need to do when you apply.
If you do need an appointment:
If you’ve applied through a visa application centre, find out if you can pay to get a faster decision - this depends on where you’re applying from.
Once you’ve started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.
You’ll get a decision on your application within 8 weeks.
You may be able to pay to get a faster decision - you’ll be told if you can when you apply.
You can contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) from inside or outside the UK.
Contact centre staff cannot give you advice about your personal circumstances.
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