UK Launched Young Professionals Scheme Visa for Indians 2025

The UK-India Young Professionals Scheme will be open on February 18 and closes on February 20, 2025.

Launched in February 2023, the UK-India Young Professionals Scheme (YPS) is a bespoke, reciprocal scheme under which UK and Indian nationals aged 18 to 30 can live, study, travel and work in each other country for up to two years. the YPS ballot for Indian nationals wanting to travel to the UK is free to enter. Those selected from the ballot will be notified via email within two weeks of the ballot closing and will be invited to apply for the visa. They will then have 90 days from the date of the email informing them of their success in the ballot to make an application to the UK Home Office via the online application form, provide their biometrics and pay all associated fees, including the visa application fee and immigration health surcharge.

How it works and who is eligible?

Indian nationals aged 18 to 30 must enter the ballot on gov.uk to be considered for one of the 3,000 spots available under the scheme. The ballot is scheduled to open on 18 February and close on 20 February. Applicants do not need to pay to enter the ballot, and successful entries will be picked at random.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old on the date they plan to travel to the UK. They must also have a qualification at a UK bachelor’s degree level or above and have proof of £2,530 in savings to support themselves in the UK. Applicants should ensure they meet all eligibility requirements before entering the ballot.

Selected applicants must mandatorily return to India after completing two years in the UK under this scheme.