UK to offer free visas to thousands of young students under the India Young Professional Scheme (IYPS). These visas are only free at no extra charge and will be offered through a Ballot-based system. These visas will allow people to work, study, or live in the United Kingdom and were announced by the British High Commission in India.
We have detailed everything about the scheme which takes of few seconds to read.
Free Visas To UK:
The British High Commission in India has announced that the UK will be offering free visas to 3000 people from India. This has been announced as part of the India Young Professional Scheme (IVPS), which allows people between the age of 18-30 years to enter the UK under this scheme.
However, this visa is limited to only 2 year period, during which the people can work study, or live in the United Kingdom. The UK will pick the people through the Ballot system to offer 3000 visas but the picked people will have to pay a visa fee of Rs31,100. As we said it is free for anyone to enter the Ballot system but the picked person will have to pay the visa charge as they will be in the UK for 2 years.
The UK government stated there are 3000 places where Indian citizens can live in the UK with two ballot systems to propose. One first ballot will be opened from 20th February at 2.30 pm to 22nd February 2024. While the second ballot system will be opened for people in July.
This will allow Indians to pursue their careers and dreams in the UK. However, one can avail of this scheme only if they have graduated in India along with meeting UK government eligibility criteria. The person who wants to enter the ballot system then he/she must provide some basic details related to financial, educational, and other information asked by the Ballot application system. The ballot entries will be picked up by the UK government randomly and the chances depend on how many people enter the Ballot system for UK visas.
Ballot Result:
The UK government will release the results after 2 weeks of closing the ballot system through an Email, to every person regarding the selection for Visas. The persons who succeed will have to pay the visa fee within 90 days of the receipt of the email. The UK government asks for an application fee that includes an Immigration health surcharge and biometrics that are to be provided.
How To Apply For Free Visa:
As per the UK guidelines, the one who wants to enter the ballot system needs to provide the information as
- Name
- Date of birth (DOB)
- Passport details
- Photocopy of passport details
- Phone number
- Email address
Along with the above details the one who wants to enter the ballot system needs to be eligible as per the UK guidelines to enter the ballot system.
Eligibility as per UK guidelines to enter the ballot system are
- Indian citizens between the age of 18 – 30 years old
- Should be at least 18 years by the date of the travel plan to the UK
- Should have a qualification of bachelor’s degree level or above
- Should have E2,530 in savings bank account to support UK living
- Should have an equivalent overseas qualification of degree level or above
- The E2,530 amount should be available in the bank for at least 28 days in a row and the 28th day should be within 31 days of applying visa.
- One cannot apply for this scheme if already in the UK under the scheme.
- Should not have any children under the age of 18 who live with you or financially responsible for any children.
One should first apply for eligible applications to apply for the India Young Professional Scheme Ballot system. One should first apply for eligibility application then only they are permitted to enter the ballot system. While applying for an application for eligibility they have to provide all the information related to financial, educational, and other details as asked by the UK government. The UK government allows only one entry into the ballot system and other fake entries will not be considered. One can apply for the future ballot system if they fail to grab a chance of a UK visa in the present ballot system.
The UK High Commission in India has officially announced on X (formerly Twitter) about the Ballot system providing 3000 visas for 2 years, to apply for a UK visa by India Young Professional Scheme.