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Hong Kong and Taiwan YMS ballots to open 4 — 6 February 2025

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Published on: 13 January 2025

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LNB News 13/01/2025

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Issue Date: 13 January 2025

Published Date: 13 January 2025

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

The Home Office has published details of the first ballot of 2025 in the Youth Mobility Scheme route for applicants from countries for Hong Kong and Taiwan. Applicants must email the relevant email address in the specified format and providing the specified details between 00.01am on Tuesday 4 February 2025 and 00.01am on Thursday 6 February 2025 (local times respectively). Applicants can only submit one email per ballot. In 2024 there were 1000 places available for each country. Applicants will be informed by email on Tuesday 11 February 2025 if they have been successful and within two weeks of the ballots closing if they have been unsuccessful. Successful applicants will have 90 days to submit a Youth Mobility Scheme application, pay the visa fee and provide their biometrics at a Visa Application Centre.

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