UK youth mobility scheme for Taiwanese nationals - details announced

Here's another update from the UK Border Agency. "Following the announcement last month of Taiwan's participation in the UK's youth mobility scheme, Taiwan's National Youth Commission has announced further details today on how it will administer the 'certificates of sponsorship' that eligible Taiwanese will need in order to apply for this visa. The youth mobility scheme will enable eligible Taiwanese people aged between 18 and 30 years old to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years. To apply for a certificate of sponsorship, you will need to meet the eligibility criteria and register through the National Youth Commission's website between 1 December and 20 December 2011. An allocation of 1,000 certificates of sponsorship will be made available in Taiwan. If the Commission receives more than 1,000 eligible registrations, a computer program will be used to randomly select 1,000. If the Commission receives fewer than 1,000 eligible registrations, everyone who registers and meets the criteria will be allocated a certificate of sponsorship. A further registration period will begin in May 2012 to make up any shortfall in numbers. The National Youth Commission website and iYouth website explain how to apply for a certificate of sponsorship. If you are allocated a certificate of sponsorship, The National Youth Commission will send you details of how to apply for the visa with your certificate of sponsorship. Then you will need to apply to the UK visa application centre in Taiwan for a Tier 5 (Youth mobility scheme) visa. We expect that you will be able to apply for this visa from January 2012. You will need to apply for the visa within 3 months of receiving your certificate of sponsorship, before the certificate expires. For general information about applying for a UK visa, see the Applying for a UK visa in Taiwan pages of this website. You can also find information and guidance about the youth mobility scheme, and the documents that you will need to send with your visa application, in our Tier 5 (Youth mobility scheme) section (this section is only available in English)". Feedbacks: Readers are free to send feedbacks on topics discussed on Migrants Watch, their experience on immigration matter or topics they would like to appear on this page by emailing: migrantswatch@hotmail.co.uk