UK and EU discuss youth mobility scheme

The United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) are considering a youth mobility scheme.

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has proposed negotiations with the United Kingdom (UK) to facilitate youth mobility.

This would make it easier for young citizens to study, work and live in each other’s territories.

MOVEMENT BETWEEN EU AND UK

Since Brexit, when the UK left the EU, the movement of people between these regions has declined.

This removed opportunities for young UK and EU citizens to partake in cultural, research, educational, and training exchanges.

UK AND EU YOUTH MOBILITY SCHEME

The proposal aims to grant young people the right to travel between the EU and the UK for longer periods.

Moreover, it will set out the conditions that must be met by young people. This will facilitate movement between the EU and the UK for study, training and work purposes.

UK AND EU YOUTH MOBILITY SCHEME

The aim is to create an agreement that will make it easier for young citizens of the EU and UK to study, work, and live in each other’s territories without strict rules, SchengenVisaInfo reports.

Therefore, by putting forward this proposal to facilitate youth mobility between the EU and UK, authorities aim to remove barriers.

CONDITIONS FOR NEW YOUTH MOBILITY SCHEME

The conditions that must be followed include age, maximum stay duration, conditions of eligibility, and rules for verifying compliance.

Under the proposed agreement, citizens of the EU and UK between the ages of 18 and 30 could stay for up to four years in the destination country.

UK WORKING HOLIDAY VISAS

The UK previously offered two-year working holiday visas to most Commonwealth nationals aged between 18 and 30.

It still offers these visas to states with reciprocal agreements for UK nationals.

Furthermore, the eligible age for UK Working Holiday (subclass 417) visas is now 18 to 35.

South African passport holders were eligible for working holiday visas until 2009.