Youth Mobility Scheme: India
Commons · Question 8956 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of India Young Professionals Scheme visa holders who have overstayed their visas in each year since the scheme was introduced.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 15 Jun 2026
The India Young Professionals Scheme (YPS) permits eligible Indian nationals to enter the UK for a temporary period. The scheme sits within the wider Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) visa route and immigration rules. The YPS does not operate as its own visa ro...