Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) visa

You can apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you:

• want to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years
• are aged 18 to 30 or 18 to 35, depending on where you’re from
• have £2,530 in savings

You must have certain types of British Nationality or you can apply for the visa if you’re aged 18 to 35 and from: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea

You must be aged 18 or over when your visa starts, or 35 or under when you apply for it. You can apply for your visa before you turn 18 and you can be over 35 when it starts.

You can also 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 may need a TB medical clearance certificate if from an applicable country.

You must provide an Andorran certificate of criminal records. It must have been issued less than 6 months before you apply for the Youth Mobility Scheme visa.

You must provide a valid email from the Home Office confirming you were successful in the Youth Mobility Scheme ballot.

You must provide an Icelandic criminal certificate for private use (called a Sakavottorð). It must have been issued less than 6 months before you apply for the Youth Mobility Scheme visa.

You must provide a letter from the Directorate of Political and Diplomatic Affairs of the Republic of San Marino Department of Foreign Affairs.

The letter must:

• confirm that you’re suitable for the Youth Mobility Scheme
• have been issued less than 6 months before you apply for the Youth Mobility Scheme visa
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You must provide a Uruguayan certificate of judicial records (called a Certificado de Antecedentes Judiciales). It must have been issued less than 6 months before you apply for the Youth Mobility Scheme visa.