Youth Mobility Scheme visa Checklist

For initial entry, be no older than 35 at application if Australian, Canadian, New Zealand or South Korean; otherwise the applicable limit is 30. Be at least 18 when entry permission becomes valid. Eligible Australian/Canadian/New Zealand extensions have separate conditions.

INITIALENTRYupperageatapplication35AustraliaCanadaNewZealandKorea,otherwise30; minimum18atentryvaliditystart. Actualnationalityandpermission-to-stayextensionbranchseparate.

YMS1.4 / YMS3.4

Initial entry requires £2,530 held for 28 consecutive days, with day 28 within 31 days of applying, supported by genuine qualifying financial evidence. Under YMS5.4 these financial requirements do not apply to the eligible in-country extension branch; a planned budget is not proof.

Initial entry requires £2,530 held for 28 consecutive days, with day 28 within 31 days of applying, supported by genuine qualifying financial evidence. Under YMS5.4 these financial requirements do not apply to the eligible in-country extension branch; a planned budget is not proof.

YMS5.1–5.4 / guide 28 days/end 31 days

Hong Kong SAR passport holders and Taiwan applicants need an actual successful ballot invitation and must apply within its deadline. Indian nationals follow the separately named India Young Professionals scheme and its applicable invitation/qualification/evidence rules. Do not invent a ballot email.

Hong Kong SAR passport holders and Taiwan applicants need an actual successful ballot invitation and must apply within its deadline. Indian nationals follow the separately named India Young Professionals scheme and its applicable invitation/qualification/evidence rules. Do not invent a ballot email.

Ballot / India public scheme branch; YMS4.2

Hold an eligible participating nationality or territorial passport, or British Overseas citizenship, British Overseas Territories citizenship or British National (Overseas) status. For initial entry, meet current country-specific conditions and annual allocation; nationality alone does not establish full eligibility.

Hold an eligible participating nationality or territorial passport, or British Overseas citizenship, British Overseas Territories citizenship or British National (Overseas) status. For initial entry, meet current country-specific conditions and annual allocation; nationality alone does not establish full eligibility.

YMS1.3,4.1–4.4; Appendix eligible nationals paragraphs 1,1A,1B,2–3 (2026 allocation)

Applicants cannot have children under 18 who live with them or are financially dependent upon them.

For initial YMS entry, the applicant must not have children under 18 who live with them or depend on them financially. YMS5.4 excludes this condition for eligible permission-to-stay extensions. This route does not admit dependants.

YMS5.3–5.4 under 18 child living/financial dependency initial entry

For new entry, previous UK stays on YMS, Tier 5 YMS or the former Working Holidaymaker route bar another YMS entry. Eligible Australian, Canadian and New Zealand applicants may separately extend in the UK once under YMS1.4A, for three continuous years in total.

For new entry, previous UK stays on YMS, Tier 5 YMS or the former Working Holidaymaker route bar another YMS entry. Eligible Australian, Canadian and New Zealand applicants may separately extend in the UK once under YMS1.4A, for three continuous years in total.

Introduction 6.2 Youth Mobility Scheme definition(i)–(iv); YMS3.3; YMS1.4A; YMS7.1