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Britain accords young citizens of Commonwealth countries an opportunity to sojourn in Britain for two years, one year of which they may work in order to finance their visit. The programme is open to those who
- have attained age 17and are under age 31 at the time of application;
- are citizens of a participating country;
- are able and willing to be self-supporting without recourse to public assistance;
- have sufficient funds to return to their country of citizenship or residence;
- do not have dependent children who have reached age 5, or who will be during their visit;
- have not previously been on a working holiday in Britain and
- prior to arrival in the U.K., were granted permission to be working holiday participants.
For married couples
- both spouses must qualify for entry under this programme and
- intend to go to, and remaining in, Britain together. Children, age five or older, may only be granted entry if the visa officer is persuaded that “there are serious and compelling family or other considerations which make exclusion from the United Kingdom undesirable and suitable arrangements have been made for [their] care” in Britain.
The Working Holidaymaker scheme is available to citizens of 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 and Zimbabwe. |
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