{"id":13455,"date":"2025-07-24T14:17:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13455"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:36:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:06:29","slug":"what-is-the-uk-india-young-professionals-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-the-uk-india-young-professionals-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"UK-India Young Professionals Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>UK-India Young Professionals Scheme Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UK recently opened its final 2025 visa ballot for the India Young Professionals Scheme, offering Indians aged 18\u201330 a chance to live, work, or study in the UK for two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About UK-India Young Professionals Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was conceived as part of an <\/span><b>India-U.K. Migration and Mobility MoU<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> signed in May 2021 and was announced in November at the G20 summit in Bali.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was formally <\/span><b>launched in February 2023.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>allows Indian citizens between 18 and 30 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">years old to <\/span><b>live and work in the UK for up to 2 years.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will enable candidates to <\/span><b>enter the UK at any time while their visa is valid <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>leave and return anytime<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during their stay.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eligibility <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to get Visa:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have to be an <\/span><b>Indian national<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aged between <\/span><b>18 and 30 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must <\/span><b>have a bachelor\u2019s degree or above.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must have <\/span><b>2,530 pounds in savings.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must <\/span><b>not have any children under the age of 18 who live with you <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or whom you are <\/span><b>financially supporting.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A person must be <\/span><b>selected in the India Young Professionals Scheme ballot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before they can apply for a Young Professionals Scheme visa.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cannot apply if you\u2019ve already been in the UK under this scheme or the Youth Mobility Scheme visa.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I<\/span><b>n case the applicant is issued a visa,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they <\/span><b>must enter the UK within six months <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the date on which the visa was issued.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Once in the UK, the applicant can<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Study <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><b>for certain degree programs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as post-graduation or research in sensitive subjects in the UK, an additional certificate under the <\/span><b>Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) needs to be applied <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before starting the course or research.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Work in most jobs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Be self-employed and set up a company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 as long as your premises are rented, your equipment is not worth more than \u00a35,000, and you do not have any employees.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Visa Limitations:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>visa cannot be extended,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and applicants are <\/span><b>not eligible for most public benefits.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Family members cannot be included in the application<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and must apply separately if they wish to come. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Working in the sports category,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including coaching, is <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">not permitted.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/education\/news\/young-professionals-scheme-2025-uk-opens-final-visa-ballot-for-indians-heres-how-to-apply\/articleshow\/122835783.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK-India Young Professionals Scheme was conceived as part of an India-U.K. Migration and Mobility MoU signed in May 2021 and was announced in November at the G20 summit in Bali. 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