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Recommendation 4
4
Rejected
Paragraph: 59
Government asked to urgently consider five-year settlement pathway for this group
Conclusion
In order to provide consistency with other pathways to the UK we ask the Government as a matter of urgency to consider, and to report to Parliament, how a five-year pathway to settlement might be made available to this group.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government rejected the recommendation to make a five-year pathway to settlement available through the Youth Mobility Scheme, stating that YMS is a temporary cultural exchange route that does not lead to settlement.
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Paragraph Reference:
59
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government · verbatim extract
Rejected
6. The YMS is a dedicated route for young people aged 18 to 30 from participating countries and territories to experience life in the UK for up to two years. The route allows for cultural exchange between participating countries or territories and is designed for young people to experience living in another country for a short period of time. Temporary routes are designed for living in the UK temporarily and should not be used to live in the UK for longer periods. Consequently, the YMS is not a route that leads to settlement, in line with other temporary routes to the UK such as the seasonal worker visa or charity worker visa. 7. However, the Government values the contributions made by younger people coming to the UK from overseas and understands that while people are in the UK temporarily, they may find an employment offer and choose to move into a longer-term visa category. As a result, the Government made a change to the route last year to allow people on a YMS visa to switch into longer term categories, such as the Skilled Worker route, if they want to stay in the UK. These longer-term routes lead to settlement in the UK.
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