Right to work documentation

Section 15 - 25 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 requires all employers in the UK to make basic document checks on all prospective employees.

In order to remove the possibility of Civil Penalties under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 the Council is required to check that all prospective employees are entitled to work in the UK.

Therefore you must provide the following original document(s):

1. One original document or a combination of two of the original documents specified in List A

or

2. One original document or a combination of two of the original documents specified in List B

Please note - if you can only provide two documents from List A or B which display different names, you will need to provide further documentation to explain the reason for this. The further document/s could be a marriage certificate, divorce document, deed poll, adoption certificate or statutory declaration.

If you have any questions about the documentation you can check the UK Border Agency website at www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

List A

1. A passport showing the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of 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 national identity card showing that the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the holder, is a national of a European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland.
3. A registration certificate or document certifying  permanent residence issued by the Home Office to a national of an EEA country or Switzerland.
4. A permanent residence card issued by the Home Office to the family member of a national of an EEA country or Switzerland.
5. A current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder indicating that the person named is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, or have no time limit on their stay in the UK.
6. 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.
7. 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. This must be 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 full birth or adoption certificate issued in the UK that includes the name(s) of at least one of the holder's parents or adoptive parents. This must be 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.
9. A birth or adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland. This must be 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.
10. A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen. This must be 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 - Acceptable documents to establish a statutory excuse for a limited period of time

Group 1 - Documents where a time-limited statutory excuse lasts until the expiry date of leave

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 current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder which indicates that the named person can currently stay in the UK and is allowed to do the work in question
3. A current residence card issued by the Home Office to a non EEA national who is a family member of a national of a EEA country or Switzerland, or who has a derivative right of residence. Resident cards include an accession residence card or derivative residence card. 
4. 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. This must be 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.

Group 2 - Documents where a time-limited statutory excuse lasts for 6 months

1. A certificate of application issued by the Home Office under regulation 17(3) or 18A(2) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 to a family member of a national of an EEA country or Switzerland stating that the holder is permitted to take employment less than six months old, together with a positive verification notice* from the Home Office employer checking service.
2. 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
3. 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.

*A positive verification notice is official correspondence from the Home Office employer checking service which confirms that a named person has permission to undertake the work in question.

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