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Find out how to prove your right to work in the UK to an employer. Get an online share code to prove your right to work if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.

• Overview

  You’ll need to prove your right to work in the UK to your employer before…

• Get a share code online

  Get a share code to prove your right to work in the UK if you’re not a…

• Using immigration documents

  If you’re not a British or Irish citizen, you can usually prove your right…

Information for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens on proving your right to work from 1 July 2021.

• Updated: 27 March 2025

Make sure a job applicant can work in the UK - check they have the right documents and make sure you're not prosecuted for employing an illegal worker.

Information for employers on checking EU, EEA and Swiss citizens’ right to work.

• Updated: 6 August 2021

• Updated: 19 March 2021

What you can expect from your employer and what your responsibilities are as an employee. What to do if you think you are being treated unfairly at work.

• Updated: 16 January 2023

Use a job applicant's share code to check they're eligible to work in the UK if they’re from outside the UK and Ireland.

How and why you should conduct a right to work check.

• Updated: 28 March 2023

Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.

Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...