Right to work in the UK

New and updated

• Date:

  17 December 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Right to work checks - requirements and pitfalls: Your questions answered

  Conducting right to work checks can be a complicated business, with requirements varying depending on factors such as an employee's immigration status, nationality and start date, and mistakes proving increasingly costly as a result of a Government crackdown on illegal working.

• Date:

  29 September 2025

  Type:

  News

  Employment experts sceptical about Keir Starmer's digital ID plan

  UK prime minister Keir Starmer has confirmed the government will introduce digital IDs to ensure the UK's 'borders are more secure'.

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Documentation acceptable as proof of right to work in the UK - limited right to work in the UK (list B)

  Updated to refer to "Digital Verification Services", reflecting changes in the terminology used in government guidance (previously IDSPs and IDVT). 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Documentation acceptable as proof of right to work in the UK - indefinite right to work in the UK (list A)

  Updated to refer to "Digital Verification Services", reflecting changes in the terminology used in government guidance (previously IDSPs and IDVT). 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Proof of right to work in the UK - copying of documents requirements

  Updated to refer to "Digital Verification Services", reflecting changes in the terminology used in government guidance (previously IDSPs and IDVT). 

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter asking job applicant to provide evidence of right to work in UK

  Updated to reflect changes to government guidance clarifying that clipped passports are cancelled documents and not acceptable as proof of the right to work.

• Type:

  How to

  How to deal with an employee who no longer has the right to work in the UK

  Updated with details of what to do if an employee is unable to prove their right to work due to a technical issue. 

• Date:

  17 October 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Transition to eVisas 2024: Key updates and action points for employers

  As part of the Government's digitisation of the UK immigration system, physical documents, including biometric residence permits (BRPs), which are currently used to prove immigration status, are being phased out and replaced with eVisas by the end of 2024. Employers will need to take steps to update their impacted workplace population, and implement processes to complete follow-up right to work checks where required.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Employing workers from overseas policy

  Notes section updated to reflect that employers are no longer required to carry out follow up right to work checks for employees who have pre-settled status under the EU settlement scheme.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Skilled worker sponsor compliance and audit preparation checklist

  Updated to recommend including copies of Home Office correspondence and change of circumstances requests in the sponsor management file.