New visa scheme to give young professionals two-year UK stay

Young Indian professionals are set to have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live and work in the UK for up to two years under a new professional and cultural exchange agreed between UK PM Rishi Sunak and PM Narendra Modi at the G20 summit in Indonesia.

- Naomi Canton

London: The two leaders met on Wednesday and in that meeting confirmed the new UK-India Young Professionals Scheme, in which the UK will offer 3,000 places annually to 18-30-year-old degree-educated Indian nationals to go to the UK to live and work for up to two years. The scheme will be reciprocal. The route will open in early 2023. It is separate to and not a part of the bilateral trade deal currently being negotiated.