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Verifying your right to work in the UK

1. The right to work in the UK
- 1.1 European Economic Area
- 1.2 Workers Registration Scheme
2. Proving your right to work
3. Supplying the documents

The right to work in the UK

Before you can start a contract with people4business limited, we need to see documentation that proves you have the right to work in the UK. people4business limited is legally required to check this documentation to comply with the May 2004 Amendments to Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

Please supply the documents (as below) to us, either:

Fax to +44 0870 389 9344; or

Email a pdf or jpeg file to us at seller@people4business.com

European Economic Area

Any European Economic Area national automatically has the right to enter and work in the United Kingdom.

Austria • Belgium • Cyprus • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Liechtenstein • Luxembourg • Malta • Netherlands • Norway • Portugal • Spain • Sweden • United Kingdom.

Swiss nationals also have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom.

Workers Registration Scheme

Nationals of the following EEA countries have the right to live and work in the UK and are also required to register with the Home Office under the Workers Registration Scheme:

Bulgaria • Czech Republic • Estonia • Hungary • Latvia • Lithuania • Poland • Romania • Slovakia • Slovenia

Nationals from Bulgaria and Romania are restricted in the type of work they can do.

We will need to see proof of your nationality (as below) and you will also need to register with the Home Office. You will need to send us a copy of your application for the Workers Registration Scheme.

You do not have to register under the Workers Registration Scheme if you are from one of the above countries and are self-employed. For more information on the Workers Registration Scheme, please «see here»

Proving your right to work

Before you can begin a contract, we will need to see proof of your right to work, as outlined in the following table:

	ONE of the following:
	A passport showing that you are a British citizen, or have the right to live in the UK A national passport or national identity card showing that you are an EEA national or Swiss national A residence permit issued by the Home Office to an EEA or Swiss national A passport or other document issued by the Home Office stating that you have the right of residence in the UK as the family member of an EEA or Swiss national who is resident in the UK. A passport – or other travel document – with an endorsement to show that you can stay indefinitely in the UK, or have no time limit on your stay A passport – or other travel document – with an endorsement allowing you to stay in the UK and allowing you to do this sort of work If you are an asylum seeker, an Application Registration Card issued by the Home Office stating that you are allowed to take employment
OR
	Provide proof of of your permanent National Insurance number and name – a National Insurance card, P45, P60 or letter from a government agency AND ONE of the following:
	A full UK birth certificate, which shows your parents’ names A birth certificate issued in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Ireland A certificate of registration or naturalisation stating that you are a British Citizen A letter from the Home Office indicating that you can stay in the UK indefinitely or have no time limit on your stay An Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office, which indicates that you can stay indefinitely in the UK, or have no time limit on your stay A letter from the Home Office indicating that you can stay in the UK and do this sort of work An Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office with an endorsement indicating that you can stay in the UK and do this sort of work
OR
	A work permit issued by Work Permits UK AND ONE of the following:
	A passport or other travel document with an endorsement showing that you can stay in the UK and can take this work A letter from the Home Office confirming that you can stay in the UK and take the work permit

Supplying the documents

Please supply these documents to us by:

Fax to +44 0870 389 9344

Email a pdf or jpeg file with a scan of the original document to us at seller@people4business.com

If you have any further questions about your right to work in the UK, or the documentation you require, please contact us:

seller@people4business.com | t: 0870 389 3244 | f: 0870 389 9344

The Forum – 277 London Road – Burgess Hill – West Sussex – RH15 9QU

last updated 02.04.08

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Verifying your right to work in the UK

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The right to work in the UK

European Economic Area

Workers Registration Scheme

Proving your right to work

ONE of the following:

OR

AND ONE of the following:

OR

AND ONE of the following:

Supplying the documents

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