About Young Professional Scheme:
- It 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.
- It was formally launched in February 2023.
- It will permit up to 3,000 of their degree-holding citizens aged between 18 and 30 to live and work in each other’s countries for two years.
- This scheme makes India the first visa-national country to benefit from the scheme.
- Features of India Young Professionals Scheme visa:
- It allows Indian citizens between 18 and 30years old to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years.
- It will enable candidates to enter the UK at any timewhile their visa is valid and leave and return anytime during their stay.
- To be eligiblefor the India Young Professionals Scheme visa,
- You have to be an Indian nationalaged between 18 and 30 years.
- You must have a bachelor’s degree or above.
- You must have 2,530 pounds in savings.
- You must not have any children under the age of 18who live with you or whom you are financially supporting.
- A person must be selected in the India Young Professionals Scheme ballot before they can apply for a Young Professionals Scheme visa.
- You cannot apply if you’ve already been in the UK under this scheme or the Youth Mobility Scheme visa.
- In case the applicant is issued a visa, they must enter the UK within six months of the date on which the visa was issued.
- Once in the UK, the applicant can:
- Study -for certain degree programs, such as post-graduation or research in sensitive subjects in the UK, an additional certificate under the Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) needs to be applied before starting the course or research.
- Work in most jobs.
- Be self-employed and set up a company- as long as your premises are rented, your equipment is not worth more than £5,000 and you do not have any employees.
