Purchase flight before or after applying for YMS?

Hi everyone,

My name is Pamela, I'm planning to apply for a YMS visa within about a month. I'm aware of the process and everything I need to submit in order to be successful, except for one thing; do I need to purchase my flight before I submit my application? I've read a few things on different sites about needing to bring your itinerary to the worldbridge appointment. Is this the case? Or do I just need to have a general idea of when I'd plan to fly out?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Hi Pamela,

You need you have a rough estimate of when you'd like to travel.
However, DO NOT purchase your flight prior to getting your visa.
I just arrived this week on a YMS visa and they made it very clear to me to not purchase anything until I had the visa in hand.

Good luck!

Thanks so much for the quick reply! That is all I needed to know

Cheers!
Pamela x