The new one visa for teenagers aged between 18 and 30 years will allow Uruguayans to travel to study and work in the UK, as well as young British people to settle in Uruguay for the same, he said. Coffee & Business Faye O’Connor, British ambassador.
Visa, which cIt will start operating in January 2024will have a quota of 500 people per year (for each country) and allow a two-year stay in each destination, he explained.
All Uruguayan citizens who have a national passport can apply for this visa, even if they are 17 years old, as the application can be made up to six months before they turn 18 years old and up to one day before they turn 31 years old. The important thing is that the applicant has reached the age of 18 years at the time of travel. The same requirements must be met by British people wishing to travel to Uruguay with this document.
Visa appeared after a youth mobility agreement signed between the British and Uruguayan Foreign Ministries in August, in Uruguay, by Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo and the British Foreign Office Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, David Rutley.
This is the first youth mobility agreement made between the UK and a South American country.
Requirements that must be met
The Ambassador detailed the conditions necessary for young people to access this pass, which includes, among the most important, have no criminal record And have enough money to afford a round trip flight to the destination country.
There are no language, employment or skills requirements to apply for this visa, and this makes it a good opportunity for young people to go on a study trip, commented O’Connor, who stressed that “the visa will be very flexible, if someone wants to you can go to work, but you can also travel for tourism or study.”
It is important to note that visas will not be granted to those who previously held a Working Holiday visa in the UK.
Visa applicants must demonstrate that they have enough money to survive at least for the initial period of their application, “they must demonstrate that they will not arrive in the country and will soon be in a situation of poverty,” he explains.
Those applying for a visa must not travel to the destination country accompanied by dependent family members, nor must they have dependents living with them or being financially dependent on them at the time of applying.
Additionally, they must have comprehensive health and hospitalization insurance valid for the duration of their stay or pay the Immigration Health Surcharge when applying for a visa.
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