The government of India and the UK marked Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on January 9, 2023 by launching the Young Professionals Scheme.
The scheme allows up to 3,000 degree-holding citizens aged between 18 and 30 to live and work in each other’s countries for a period of two years. The scheme was announced in November at the G20 summit in Bali, and is part of the India-UK Migration and Mobility Memorandum of Understanding signed in May 2021.
Successful candidates will be able to search for job, educational, or cultural opportunities in their host country, or simply visit for the two-year period. It is not necessary for candidates to have a job lined up when they apply for the visa.
The UK has been seeking greater ease in the movement of skilled professionals and students from India to the UK as part of the trade talks.
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