On the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa in 1915, HE Vikram Doraiswami, the High Commissioner of India to the UK and Sir Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Secretary at UK's Home Office, at India House in London, signed and exchanged letters confirming the completion of their respective internal procedures for the implementation of the Young Professionals Scheme. This is as part of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Migration and Mobility Partnership between the two governments.Under the Scheme, the young professionals (graduates) who are between the age 18-30, will be authorised to gain exposure to work life in another culture, with the option of taking employment as an incidental part of their stay for a maximum duration of two years. The number of young professionals may not exceed 3000 per year per side, and implementation date, checklist for eligibility and step by step application procedures will be available in due course. The ballot to enter the Scheme for Indians is not yet open.
This self-funded Scheme that is currently available through a similar ballot system to youths from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan needs to have at least £2,530 in bank account for a period of 28 days before applying for the visa, is to show they can support themselves in the UK.Speaking at the event, Sir Rycroft expressed how this agreement looked to strengthen the people-to-people ties and facilitated legal migration. He said, “We often talk about a living bridge between our two countries. It is a relationship built on our shared history and culture. This agreement is an example of bringing that historic relationship up into the modern day for the future.
“We issue more visas to Indian national visitors than any other country included visa to support visitors or for students and skilled workers. And we look forward to welcoming the best and brightest to professionals from India. It's an important time for our countries as we look to strengthen cooperation through free trade agreements and economic ties.”HE Doraiswami said, “This letter commemorates our bilateral relationship and we have made progress in an organised and sustainable manner. One of the most important pillars of our bilateral relationship is the living bridge. Bridges are a construct that facilitates two-way traffic. So, we are interested equally for young Britons to go to India, to get a sense of India, contribute not only to the India story, but also to the India-UK story.”The Scheme will not only allow UK or Indian nationals to travel, learn and experience each other’s culture and country, but also hopes to allow them to study, gather work experience, as well as set up businesses including startups. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the launch of the Young Professional Scheme at the G20 Summit in 2022 in Bali, Indonesia where both the leaders met each other for the first time.
This self-funded Scheme that is currently available through a similar ballot system to youths from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan needs to have at least £2,530 in bank account for a period of 28 days before applying for the visa, is to show they can support themselves in the UK.Speaking at the event, Sir Rycroft expressed how this agreement looked to strengthen the people-to-people ties and facilitated legal migration. He said, “We often talk about a living bridge between our two countries. It is a relationship built on our shared history and culture. This agreement is an example of bringing that historic relationship up into the modern day for the future.
“We issue more visas to Indian national visitors than any other country included visa to support visitors or for students and skilled workers. And we look forward to welcoming the best and brightest to professionals from India. It's an important time for our countries as we look to strengthen cooperation through free trade agreements and economic ties.”HE Doraiswami said, “This letter commemorates our bilateral relationship and we have made progress in an organised and sustainable manner. One of the most important pillars of our bilateral relationship is the living bridge. Bridges are a construct that facilitates two-way traffic. So, we are interested equally for young Britons to go to India, to get a sense of India, contribute not only to the India story, but also to the India-UK story.”The Scheme will not only allow UK or Indian nationals to travel, learn and experience each other’s culture and country, but also hopes to allow them to study, gather work experience, as well as set up businesses including startups. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the launch of the Young Professional Scheme at the G20 Summit in 2022 in Bali, Indonesia where both the leaders met each other for the first time.
