Right to work checks

Recruitment checks are an essential part of your offer as we cannot welcome you on board until all the necessary checks have been completed.

There are two ways for you to be able to demonstrate a right to work unless you have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, or have applied to the EU settlement scheme and are waiting for a decision, for which a share code or online is the only way for you to prove the right to work.

All original documents must be provided in person.

You can prove your right to work by providing:

  • date of birth
  • right to work share code

Currently, the online service supports checks in respect of those who hold:

  • a biometric residence permit
  • a biometric residence card
  • status issued under the EU Settlement Scheme
  • a digital Certificate of Application to the EU Settlement Scheme issued on or before 30 June 2021
  • status issued under the points-based immigration system
  • British National Overseas (BNO) visa
  • Frontier workers permit

Lists of acceptable documents for right to work checks

The documents we are able to accept to demonstrate the right to work are listed below and set out in two lists - List A and List B.

You must bring the original document or documents to your interview in order to comply with our right to work policy.

List A

List A contains the range of documents which you may accept for a person who has a permanent right to work in the UK. If you conduct the right to work checks correctly before employment begins, you will establish a continuous right to work for the duration of that person’s employment with you. You do not have to conduct any further checks.

List A

Acceptable documents to establish a continuous statutory excuse:

  1. A passport (current or expired) showing the holder is a British citizen or a citizen of the UK and Colonies having the right of abode in the UK
  2. A passport or passport card (in either case, whether current or expired) showing that the holder is an Irish citizen.
  3. A document issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Isle of Man, which has been verified as valid by the Home Office Employer Checking Service, showing that the holder has been granted unlimited leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU(J) to the Jersey Immigration Rules, Appendix EU to the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 or Appendix EU to the Isle of Man Immigration Rules.
  4. A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is exempt from immigration control, is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, has the right of abode in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
  5. A current Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the named person is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a government agency or a previous employer.
  6. A birth or adoption certificate issued in the UK, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a government agency or a previous employer.
  7. A birth or adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a government agency or a previous employer.
  8. A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a government agency or a previous employer.

List B

List B contains a range of documents which may be accepted for a person who has a temporary right to work in the UK. If you conduct the right to work checks correctly you will establish a time-limited right to work. You will be required to conduct a follow-up check which should be undertaken in the same way as the original check. Managers are required to re-check employees with temporary or restricted eligibility to work in the UK every 12 months or three months prior to expiry whichever is earliest.

List B

List B, group one - documents where a time-limited statutory excuse lasts until the expiry date of permission to enter or permission to stay:

  1. A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and is currently allowed to do the type of work in question.
  2. A document issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Isle of Man, which has been verified as valid by the Home Office Employer Checking Service, showing that the holder has been granted limited leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU(J) to the Jersey Immigration Rules, Appendix EU to the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 or Appendix EU to the Isle of Man Immigration Rules.
  3. A current Immigration Status Document containing a photograph issued by the Home Office to the holder with a valid endorsement indicating that the named person may stay in the UK, and is allowed to do the type of work in question, together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a government agency or a previous employer.

List B, group two - documents where a time-limited statutory excuse lasts for six months:

  1. A document issued by the Home Office showing that the holder has made an application for leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU to the immigration rules (known as the EU Settlement Scheme) on or before 30 June 2021 together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
  2. A Certificate of Application (digital or non-digital) issued by the Home Office showing that the holder has made an application for leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU to the immigration rules (known as the EU Settlement Scheme), on or after 1 July 2021, together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
  3. A document issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Isle of Man showing that the holder has made an application for leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU(J) to the Jersey Immigration Rules or Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008, or Appendix EU to the Isle of Man Immigration Rules together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
  4. An Application Registration Card issued by the Home Office stating that the holder is permitted to take the employment in question, together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
  5. A Positive Verification Notice issued by the Home Office Employer Checking Service to the employer or prospective employer, which indicates that the named person may stay in the UK and is permitted to do the work in question.

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