ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
The Government has made it an offence (under the 1997 Asylum and Immigration Act) for an employer to employ someone who is not eligible to live or work in the UK. You can do this by bringing one of the following documents with you if you are selected for interview. You will be required to prove that you are eligible to live or work in the UK.
List of specified documents:
1. A document from a previous employer or Government department (e.g. Inland Revenue or Benefits Agency) that states your National Insurance Number. NOTE: documents showing a temporary NI number would not be satisfactory.
2. A passport showing that you are a British Citizen or that you have the right of abode or re-admission to the UK.
3. A certificate or registration or naturalisation as a British Citizen.
4. A birth certificate issued in the UK or the Republic of Ireland.
5. A passport showing that you are a national of a country that is a part of the European Economic Area.
6. A passport or other travel document endorsed to show that the person named has current leave to enter or remain in the UK and is not precluded from taking the employment in question or a letter issued by the Home Office confirming that this is the case.
7. A UK residence permit issued to a national of a state which is party to the European Economic Area Agreement.
8. A document endorsed to show that the holder has the current right of residence as a family member of an EEC national resident in the UK.
9. A letter issued by the Home Office indicating that the person named in the letter is a British citizen or has permission to take employment.
10. A work permit issued by the Department for Education and Employment.
11. A passport describing the holder as a British Dependent Territories citizen and which indicated that the status derives from a connection with Gibraltar.