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Youth Mobility Scheme Visa (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea)
For young Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, or South Korean citizens to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years.
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Pathway overview
For young Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, or South Korean citizens to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years.
Verified directly from GOV.UK: you must be a citizen of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or South Korea, aged 18 or over when your visa starts and 35 or under when you apply, have no dependent children who live with you or who you're financially responsible for, and have had at least £2,530 available in your bank account for 28 consecutive days. You can live and work in the UK for up to 2 years (citizens of these four countries can extend by a further year).
Eligibility requirements
- Intended applicant
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- Job offer
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- Age
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- Language
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- Experience
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Costs and financial requirements
- Main financial requirement
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- Government fee
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Application process
Apply online, up to 6 months before you travel
Status, validity and rights
- Current status
- Open
- Initial validity
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- Renewal
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- Work rights
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- Study rights
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Family inclusion
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Permanent residence and citizenship
Permanent residence
Not yet confirmed in structured format
Citizenship
Not yet confirmed in structured format
Eligibility to apply for permanent residence or citizenship never guarantees approval.
Required documents
An official pathway-specific document checklist has not yet been confirmed in structured format.
Official sources and verification
No reviewer-confirmed official source is available for public display yet.
- Last published
- 2026-09-05
- Last source verification
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- Effective from
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- Effective to
- No end date published
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