Now Is the Time for a Working Holiday Visa

Nov 4
08:25

2010

Carla Jiroux Kaplan

Carla Jiroux Kaplan

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If you have ever dreamed of travelling to the UK and working your way around the country, then the time to do it is before you turn 30 years old. The Working Holiday Visa is the ideal way for you to travel to the UK, find a job, travel when and where you want to, for up to two years.

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What was once known as the Working Holiday Visa is now the Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme,Now Is the Time for a Working Holiday Visa Articles and it is even better than before. While the Working Holiday Visa allowed you to work for a limited period of time while you were in the UK, the Tier 5 visa allows you to work during your entire two years stay.

In order to apply for the Tier 5 visa, you need to be between the ages of 18 and 30 and a passport holder from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, or Monaco. You will also need to show that you have 1,600 GBP in your bank account (under your own name), which can be used to support yourself while you are in the UK.

In addition, you cannot have already been on the Youth Mobility Scheme or have worked in the United Kingdom at any time if you want to apply for this visa. Like other UK visas, you will be required to submit to a biometric scan and also be competent in the English language.

This type of visa, although regularly approved, it somewhat difficult to apply for and it is advisable that you get the help of a visa application agency if you are planning on travelling soon. With the right agency helping you, you can have your application submitted and approved within a few weeks, and be in the United Kingdom and ready to work within a month.