What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?
Under paragraph 90(i) of the published Guernsey Rules, a Youth Mobility participant must maintain and accommodate themselves adequately from available resources without recourse to public funds, or be adequately maintained and accommodated by relatives or friends. That clause uses a qualitative adequacy requirement, not a stated money amount. Paragraph 89 also requires valid current Youth Mobility entry clearance and incorporates paragraph 41(ii), (v) and (vii)–(xii): this expressly includes the ability to meet the cost of the return or onward journey and an intention to leave at the end of the stated visit. The current Guernsey visa guidance directs applicants to the UK Youth Mobility application route and separately requires a Population Management Permit or Certificate to live/work on the island.
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Limits of the record- The cited Guernsey provisions do not establish a route-specific insurance requirement or a numeric initial-application savings/evidence threshold. Current UK Youth Mobility financial requirements must not be silently treated as a separate Guernsey admission rule without establishing their scope. The legal-resource consolidation is published with a non-authoritative-text disclaimer.
- https://www.guernseylegalresources.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?fileid=267626
**89.** The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the\
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Bailiwick of Guernsey as a participant in the Youth Mobility Scheme are that he –\
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(i) holds a valid and current entry clearance for entry as a\
Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Temporary Migrant,\
and\
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(ii) is genuinely seeking entry as a participant in the Youth\
Mobility Scheme for a limited period as stated by him,\
not exceeding 2 years, and\
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(iii) has not previously spent time in the Bailiwick of\
Guernsey as a Working Holidaymaker or a Tier 5\
(Youth Mobility Scheme) Temporary Migrant, and\
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(iv) meets the requirements of paragraph 41(ii), (v) and\
(vii)-(xii).\]
- https://www.guernseylegalresources.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?fileid=267626
**90.** Provided the Immigration Officer is satisfied that each of the\
requirements of paragraph 89 is met, a person seeking leave to enter the Bailiwick of\
Guernsey as a participant in the Youth Mobility Scheme may be admitted for a period\
not exceeding 2 years, subject to the following conditions –\
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(i) the person must maintain and accommodate himself adequately out of resources available to him without\
recourse to public finds; or must be maintained and\
accommodated adequately by relatives or friends, and\
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(ii) the person must not take employment as a professional\
sportsperson (including as a sports coach), and\
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(iii) the person must not be self-employed except where the\
following conditions are met –\
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(A) he has no premises which he owns, other than\
his home, from which he carries out his\
business, and\
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(B) the total value of any equipment used in his\
business does not exceed £5,000, and\
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(C) he has no employees.\]
- https://www.guernseylegalresources.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?fileid=267626
**41.** The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the
Bailiwick of Guernsey as a \[General Visitor\] are that he –
(i) is genuinely seeking entry as a \[General Visitor\] for a
limited period as stated by him, not exceeding 6
months, and
* * *
(ii) intends to leave the Bailiwick of Guernsey at the end of
the period of the visit as stated by him, and
(iii) does not intend to take employment in the Bailiwick of
Guernsey, and
(iv) does not intend to produce goods or provide services
within the Bailiwick of Guernsey, including the selling
of goods or services direct to members of the public,
and
(v) does not intend to study at a school wholly or partly
funded by the States of Guernsey, and
(vi) will maintain and accommodate himself and any
dependants adequately out of resources available to him
without recourse to public funds or taking employment;
or will, with any dependants, be maintained and
accommodated adequately by relatives or friends, and
(vii) can meet the cost of the return or onward journey, and
(viii) is not a child under the age of 18\[,\
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(ix) does not intend to do any of the activities specified in\
paragraph 46G(iii), 46M(iii) or 46S(iii), and\
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(x) does not, during his visit, intend to marry, or to give\
notice of marriage, and\
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(xi) does not intend to receive private medical treatment\
during his visit, and\
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(xii) is not in transit to a country outside the common travel\
area\]\[, and\
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(xiii) where he is seeking leave to enter as a general visitor to\
take part in archaeological excavations, provides a letter\
from the director or organiser of the excavation stating\
the length of his visit and, where appropriate, what\
arrangements have been made for his accommodation\
and maintenance.\]
- https://www.gov.gg/visaguidanceother
Youth Mobility Scheme visa (YMS)
This type of visa (previously known as 'Backpacker visa') allows certain people aged between 18 and 30 (or 35 in some cases) of specific nationalities to hold a visa to live and work within the CTA.
To find out which nationalities are eligible, click here.
Anyone coming to live and work in the island of Guernsey requires a Permit or Certificate from the Population Management Office. There is no restriction for this visa on the type of Permit or Certificate you can hold. To find out which Permit or Certificate is right for you click here.
Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa using the UK Visas & Immigration online service here.
