Route essentials01
Youth Mobility eligibility: your passport, birthday and previous participation
Check the exact nationality group and age rule before planning funds or flights.
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Youth Mobility + India Young Professionals · Current-rule planning
Make the move with a plan that holds.
Check the right scheme, protect your savings timeline and prepare for work and life in the UK. All 2026 ballots are closed; prepare for the next officially announced window without invented deadlines.
12 field guides · 12 practical resources · Official sources
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Plan the opportunity around the actual scheme.
Youth Mobility and India Young Professionals are distinct routes with country, age, evidence and timing requirements. Start with the current official scheme page, then organise the savings, application window and arrival plan. A closed ballot is a planning fact, not a reason to manufacture urgency.
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Route essentials02
The £2,530 savings rule: plan the 28-day evidence window
A balance is a history, not a screenshot. Check the holding period and the application-date window.
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Route essentials03
India Young Professionals ballot: closed for 2026, prepare without false deadlines
Know the current status, the free entry principle and the post-selection deadline before the next announcement.
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Evidence & documents04
India YPS documents: build the degree, police and funds dossier before selection
A preparation guide for qualification evidence, clearance, TB screening and the application clock.
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Evidence & documents05
Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan YMS ballots: prepare the right entry, at the right time
Understand the current closed state and avoid importing the India ballot process.
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Evidence & documents06
Youth Mobility and India YPS costs: visa fees are not your landing budget
Separate the £340 application fee, £1,552 two-year surcharge and savings evidence from real relocation costs.
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Where are you in the process?
Choose the stage closest to yours. Get a short preparation plan and a useful place to start reading.
No personal details required. This is a preparation aid, not an eligibility assessment.
Your next preparation task
I am checking nationality and timing
Nationality, age, previous participation and family circumstances are separate gates. India YPS uses a distinct ballot and evidence project.
- Record the exact passport/status category.
- Check age dates and personal-history conditions.
- Read the current official direct/ballot mechanism.
Your next preparation task
I am organising funds and documents
Protect the savings history and plan nationality-specific documents. A closed ballot can be used for preparation, without inventing future dates.
- Map the 28-day funds period and recency.
- Identify country-specific documents or the India YPS dossier.
- Keep stable evidence and refresh tasks separate.
Your next preparation task
I am preparing work and life in the UK
Use actual permission, a private budget and a targeted job-search plan. A possible later sponsor is a separate application, not an automatic conversion.
- Check the decision, eVisa and work conditions.
- Budget housing and the first-salary runway.
- Record extension or later-route questions early.
Turn the reading into preparation
Documents that do some work.
Use a checklist, fill a planning sheet, or map the evidence. Read and print any resource without an account.
worksheet
Nationality and Birthday Readiness Sheet
Use this for initial orientation. Do not enter passport numbers in a public form; keep identity evidence in your own private folder.
Open resource planner28-Day Savings Evidence Calendar
Write dates only after checking your actual bank history. This is a planning calendar, not a statement that a particular account is acceptable.
Open resource plannerIndia YPS Ballot Readiness and Deadline Planner
Current checked state: 2026 ballots closed. Keep future opening and closing dates blank until GOV.UK publishes them.
Open resource worksheetIndia YPS Evidence Dossier Tracker
Separate stable evidence from documents that may need refreshing. Record document references instead of sensitive details on a shared task list.
Open resourceTake it one step further
The details behind the decision.
Money & timing07
YMS documents and appointments: organise the country-specific tasks
Passport, funds, TB, translations and nationality-specific records belong on one dependency plan.
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Money & timing08
What work can you do on YMS or India YPS? Check the boundaries before freelancing
Open work permission has conditions. Review employment, self-employment and excluded activities.
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Money & timing09
Your first90days in the UK: status, housing and a job-search system
A practical arrival sequence that keeps evidence, money and career goals aligned.
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Review & next steps10
The third year on Youth Mobility: who can extend and what to prepare
Australia, Canada and New Zealand have a specific one-year extension; the wider35age band does not create it for everyone.
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Review & next steps11
YMS to Skilled Worker: build the sponsorship plan before permission runs short
A later sponsored route needs a real eligible job, sponsor and separate application.
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Review & next steps12
Moving as a couple on Youth Mobility: two people need two lawful routes
Plan independent eligibility, different clocks and honest alternatives without assuming dependant permission.
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Our sources are visible. Our tools organise your preparation. Your application still depends on your circumstances and the rules in force.