India, Feb. 18 -- The ballot for the UK-India Young Professionals Scheme (YPS) 2025 has been opened today. The visa scheme offers Indians aged between 18 and 30 years the opportunity to live, study, travel and work in the UK for up to two years.

The scheme has 3,000 spots open this year and its ballot will remain open till Thursday, February 20. Applicants do not need to pay to enter the ballot, with successful entries being picked at random.

You can apply for the ballot here.

Age: Applicants must be at least 18 years old but not more than 30 years old and must be at least 18 on the date they plan to travel to the UK.

Qualification: They must also have a qualification at UK bachelor's degree level or above.

Savings: The applicants mu...