DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE FOR ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE U.K.

Before commencing work, all potential employees are required to provide documentation to demonstrate eligibility to work in the U.K. The documentation should be the original document, a photocopy of which Maverick Human Resources will retain on your individual record to confirm the employment may commence.

What documents can I show?

This will depend on what is available to you, however all documentation must be the original. Copies will not be accepted. The type of documents acceptable are categorised in 2 lists. If you have any of the documents listed in List 1 you need only provide one of the original documents listed. If you do not have any documents listed in List 1 you must produce two original documents from the combinations in List 2.

Please note, if you give two documents from List 2 and your name appears differently in each document you must provide an additional document to explain the reason for the difference. The additional document could be a marriage certificate, divorce document, deed poll, adoption certificate or statutory declaration. Details of which documents are acceptable are as follows:

LIST 1
Any one of the documents included in the list below:

A passport showing you are a British Citizen, or that you have a right of abode in the United Kingdom.
A document showing that you are a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland. This must be a national passport or national identity card.
A residence permit issued by the Home Office to you as a national from a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.

A passport or other document issued by the Home Office which has an endorsement stating that you have a current right of residence in the United Kingdom as the family member of a national from a European Economic Area country or Switzerland who is resident in the United Kingdom.

A passport or other travel document endorsed to show that you can stay indefinitely in the United Kingdom, or that you have no time limit on your stay.

A passport or other travel document endorsed to show that you can stay in the United Kingdom; and that this endorsement allows you to do the type of work we are offering if you do not have a work permit.

An Application Registration Card issued by the Home Office to an asylum seeker stating that you are permitted to take employment.

LIST 2
Any two documents from the combinations listed below:
  First combination
A. A document giving your permanent National Insurance Number and name. This could be a P45, P60, National Insurance card, or a letter from a Government agency. Permanent numbers do not start with TN or have a letter ending in the range E to Z.
  Along with one of the following documents listed in sections B-H:
B. A full birth certificate issued in the U.K. which includes the names of your parents;
OR
C. A birth certificate issued in the channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland;
OR
D. A certificate of registration or naturalisation stating that you are a British citizen;
OR
E. A letter issued by the Home Office to you which indicates that you can stay indefinitely in the U.K. or that there is no time limit on your stay;
OR
F. An Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office to you with an endorsement indicating that you can stay indefinitely in the United Kingdom, or that there is no time limit on your stay;
OR
G. A letter issued by the Home Office to you which indicates that you can stay in the United Kingdom, and this allows you to do the type of work we are offering;
OR
H. An Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office to you with an endorsement indicating that you can stay in the United Kingdom, and this allows you to do the type of work we are offering.
 
Second combination
A. A work permit or other approval to take employment that has been issued by Work Permits UK.
  Along with a document issued by Work Permits UK, you should also provide a copy of one of the following documents listed at B-C
B. A passport or other travel document endorsed to show that you are able to stay in the U.K. and can take the work permit employment in question;
OR
C. A letter issued by the Home Office to you confirming that you are able to stay in the U.K. and can take the work permit employment in question.