Does anyone know any details about the "working Holiday Visa" programme in the united kingdom?

Question

Does anyone know any details about the "working Holiday Visa" programme in the united kingdom?

Answer 1

The Working Holidaymaker Scheme is an arrangement where a person aged between 17 and 30 can come to the UK for an extended holiday of up to two years. You can work for up to 12 months of your holiday, but the holiday should be the main reason for your stay, not the work.

You must be able to show that you:

- are a citizen of one of the following countries:

Antigua and Barbuda

Australia

The Bahamas

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belize

Botswana

Brunei Darussalam

Canada

Cameroon

Dominica

Fiji Islands

The Gambia

Ghana

Grenada

Guyana

India

Jamaica

Kenya

Kiribati

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mauritius

Mozambique

Namibia

Nauru

New Zealand

Nigeria

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

Saint Christopher and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Solomon Islands

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Swaziland

Tanzania, United Republic of

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tuvalu

Uganda

Vanuatu

Western Samoa

Zambia

Zimbabwe

or a British Overseas Territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen or a British National (Overseas)

- are aged between 17 and 30

- want to come to the UK for an extended holiday, and intend to take employment as part of your holiday for no more than 12 months during your stay

- do not intend to set yourself up in or run a business, or work as a professional sportsperson during your stay

- are single, or that you are married to, or the civil partner of someone who also qualifies as a working holidaymaker and you plan to take the working holiday together

- do not have any dependent children aged five or over, or who will be five before your holiday ends

- can support yourself in the UK without needing any help from public funds

- have not spent time in the UK on a previous working holidaymaker visa, and

- intend to leave the UK at the end of your holiday.

You must get a visa before you travel to the UK as a working holidaymaker.

See: http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?...