Tier 5 Visa - Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS)

The Youth Mobility Scheme or YMS is a cultural exchange scheme designed to create reciprocal youth mobility opportunities for young people from participating countries and the United Kingdom.

It will allow young people from participating countries to come and experience life in the UK for up to two years, contributing to the economy by working, paying taxes and spending on goods and services while young UK nationals enjoy similar opportunities in those countries.

As specialist immigration consultants, Global Visas help young people apply for Visas to the UK and many destinations throughout the world.

Our consultants are fully equipped to help businesses and individuals alike to get the best from UK visa services and find the right UK immigration service for their needs.

Our team of immigration lawyers provide guidance for those who wish to relocate and we offer a full range of immigration compliance services for businesses.

You can get your application under way today by visiting the Global Visas online assessment area at the top of this page.

Eligibility

Applicants from non EC countries need to ensure their country has accepted responsibility for their participating nationals and offer a reciprocal youth mobility opportunities for UK nationals.

General Requirements

Applicants must hold a valid passport for a participating country and a certificate of sponsorship from issued by their government. They must be between the ages of 18 and 30 and be able to show they have sufficient funds to support themselves in the UK.

There will be a minimum of 1000 places allocated to each country.

Specific Requirements

To succeed you must score 50 points from the sponsorship, age and maintenance categories.

  • Sponsorship – valid passport for a country with Deemed Sponsorship = 30 points
  • Age – you will be awarded points if you are between 18 and 30 = 10
  • Maintenance - show that you have at least £1600 that you can use to support yourself while in the United Kingdom = 10