Refund Policy

Refund & Cancellation Policy

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHOP (YPF) organizes international leadership programs, conferences, forums, and global initiatives designed to empower youth and professionals through cross-cultural engagement and international exposure. This Refund & Cancellation Policy outlines the conditions applicable to registrations, participation fees, application charges, invitation letters, and visa-related cases.

General Policy
  • By submitting an application or completing registration, participants acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to the terms outlined in this Refund & Cancellation Policy.
  • All registration payments are collected to secure participation and to cover administrative processing, program arrangements, event logistics, and operational costs.
  • The Organization reserves the right to review and determine all refund, voucher, transfer, and compensation decisions in accordance with this policy.

 

●Application fees are strictly non-refundable under all circumstances.

●Application fees apply to processing, evaluation, administrative review, and participant management procedures.

●Non-selection, withdrawal, personal scheduling conflicts, visa delays, travel limitations, or failure to attend shall not qualify for any refund or voucher against the application fee.

 

●Invitation Letter fees are strictly non-refundable and non-transferable.

●Payments made for invitation letters cover documentation processing and administrative issuance only and do not guarantee visa approval.

●No refund, voucher, transfer, or compensation shall be issued for invitation letter charges under any circumstance, including visa refusal.

● Participants enrolled under Direct Entrance or Direct Fee categories may only be considered for compensation in cases of official visa refusal.

●In case of visa refusal:

No refund shall be issued.

Eligible participants may receive program credit in the form of a voucher for future participation in an eligible program organized by the Organization or its affiliated entities.

●Voucher issuance shall remain subject to submission of valid visa refusal documentation within the officially communicated deadline.

For the Young Professional Fellowship:

●Participants enrolled under Self-Funded categories may only be considered for compensation in cases of official visa refusal.

●Compensation shall be provided exclusively in the form of a future participation voucher and not as a cash refund.

First visa refusal:

Eligible for a voucher of the paid participation fee

Second visa refusal:

A US$200 administrative deduction shall apply prior to voucher issuance 

Any subsequent visa refusal cases:

deductions may apply based on administrative processing, operational expenses, and program circumstances determined by the Organization

●Invitation Letter fees, application fees, processing charges, taxes, and third-party transaction costs remain strictly non-refundable and non-creditable.

 

Refunds, credits, or vouchers shall not be issued under the following circumstances:

● Personal, academic, or professional scheduling conflict
●Change of personal plans or decision not to attend

● Travel disruptions or transportation issues.

●Delayed documentation submission by the participant

●Partial attendance or voluntary withdrawal during the program.

●Failure to meet embassy or visa appointment requirements.

●Failure to participate after confirmation

In the unlikely event that Young Professional Fellowship (YPF) cancels a program or event, participants may be offered:

A voucher for future participation, orAn alternative participation opportunity or program voucher, as officially communicated by the Organization.

  • Global Business Symposium (GBS), Global Peace Chain (GPC), Young Professional Fellowship (YPF), and One Global Forum (OGF) operate as affiliated sister organizations under a shared global network of leadership programs, fellowships, summits, forums, and international initiatives.