This page lists the documents employers must check when employing staff after 29 February 2008 to be able to confirm that an applicant has the legal right to work in the UK.
Only use this list if the individual cannot provide documents from List A.
If a prospective employee shows you one of these original documents, or combinations of documents, it indicates that they only have limited leave to work in the UK. These checks should be repeated on that individual at least one month before the expiry date of the document/s, at which point the employee must produce new documents from List A or B or they leave your employment.
- A passport or travel document endorsed to show that the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and is allowed to do the type of work in question, provided that it does not require the issue of a work permit.
- A Biometric Immigration Document issued by the UK Border Agency to the holder which indicates that the person named in it can stay in the UK and is allowed to do the work in question.
- A work permit or other approval to take employment issued by the Home Office or the UK Border Agency when produced in combination with either a passport or another travel document endorsed to show the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and is allowed to do the work in question, or a letter issued by the Home Office or the UK Border Agency to the holder or the employer or prospective employer confirming the same.
- A certificate of application that is less than six months old issued by the Home Office or the UK Border Agency to, or for, a family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland stating that the holder is permitted to take employment when produced in combination with evidence of verification by the UK Border Agency Employer Checking Service.
- A residence card or document issued by the Home Office or the UK Border Agency to a family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.
- An Application Registration Card issued by the Home Office or the UK Border Agency stating that the holder is permitted to take employment, when produced in combination with evidence of verification by the UK Border Agency Employer Checking Service.
- An Immigration Status Document issued to the holder by the Home Office or the UK Border Agency with an endorsement indicating that the person named in it can stay in the UK and is allowed to do the type of work in question, when produced in combination with an official document, issued by a Government agency or a previous employer, giving the person's permanent National Insurance Number and their name.
- A letter issued to the holder or the employer or prospective employer by the Home Office or the UK Border Agency, indicating that the person named in it can stay in the UK and is allowed to do the work in question when produced in combination with an official document, issued by a Government agency or a previous employer, giving the person's permanent National Insurance Number and their name.
