Working Holiday - Young Commonwealth Citizens and British Overseas Citizens aged between 17 and 30 were able to come and work for 12 months in the UK as part of a two year working holiday. Au Pair - Au Pair was an arrangement for young citizens of mainly East European countries to come and live with a host family for up to two years while learning the English language.
These schemes have now been abandoned, and the only similar facility is now under the Youth Mobility Scheme which applies only to nationals of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. Under this scheme, the applicant's national government is the sponsor. British overseas citizens, British overseas territories citizens and British nationals (overseas) can also apply under the scheme and do not need a sponsor.

Under the Youth Mobility Scheme, applicants
must register with the police if this is needed by the immigration rules: and must not claim state benefits.
can do any work you like during their stay without a work permit, br /> BUT must not be employed as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach) or as a doctor in training; and
are only allowed to be self employed if:
- they do not own permanent premises from which to conduct business;
- the total value of equipment used in your business is not worth more than £5,000; and
- there are no employees.

Applicants will be allowed to rent premises provided the above conditions are met.
Setting up a company for the provision of the business and holding shares in a company are both allowed as long as the above conditions are met.

Applicants can also do:
privately funded study;
au pair placements;
voluntary work.