Taiwan is to join the UK’s Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme, paving the way for 1,000 young Taiwanese to come to Britain to work, travel or study. The agreement, which was finalised this month, will allow participants to stay in the UK for a two-year period on a multiple-entry visa... Taiwan is to join the UK’s Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme, paving the way for 1,000 young Taiwanese to come to Britain to work, travel or study. The agreement, which was finalised this month, will allow participants to stay in the UK for a two-year period on a multiple-entry visa, while allowing the same number of young people from the UK to go to Taiwan.
It will be open to 18 to 30 year-olds who meet the UK Border Agency criteria from January 2012. Participants will need to gain sponsorship from the Taiwanese government before they apply.
Imeng Chuang, manager at the agency Index Education Services in Tapei, said: "It is a lot of money to pay to study in the UK, and therefore students sometimes choose lower cost countries... It is good to have young people being able to work in the UK for up to two years."
She added: "It will be good for our agents when promoting UK education in the future. There will also be more flexibility with the courses students are able to choose, including working holiday courses which were closed for international students."
The move comes at a time when the UK is generally trying to curb net migration. Taiwan will be just the sixth country to participate in the programme after Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Monaco.
Minister for the National Youth Commission of Taiwan, Lee Yun-jie, said that 2012 would be a good time to work and travel in the UK due to the celebrations of the Queen’s 60th anniversary and Olympic Games.
Taiwan is to join the UK’s Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme, paving the way for 1,000 young Taiwanese to come to Britain to work, travel or study. The agreement, which was finalised this month, will allow participants to stay in the UK for a two-year period on a multiple-entry visa, while allowing the same number of young people from the UK to go to Taiwan.
It will be open to 18 to 30 year-olds who meet the UK Border Agency criteria from January 2012. Participants will need to gain sponsorship from the Taiwanese government before they apply.
Imeng Chuang, manager at the agency Index Education Services in Tapei, said: “It is a lot of money to pay to study in the UK, and therefore students sometimes choose lower cost countries… It is good to have young people being able to work in the UK for up to two years.”
She added: “It will be good for our agents when promoting UK education in the future. There will also be more flexibility with the courses students are able to choose, including working holiday courses which were closed for international students.”
The move comes at a time when the UK is generally trying to curb net migration. Taiwan will be just the sixth country to participate in the programme after Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Monaco.
Minister for the National Youth Commission of Taiwan, Lee Yun-jie, said that 2012 would be a good time to work and travel in the UK due to the celebrations of the Queen’s 60th anniversary and Olympic Games.
