Important
You are no longer able to use a Biometric Residence Permit/Card or Frontier Worker Permit to evidence your right to work in the United Kingdom.
You will need to upload an acceptable image of your Right to Work documentation as part of your application and also produce all original documents for verification prior to your licence being granted.
It places a duty on local authorities to refuse to grant or renew a licence if the applicant cannot present documentation proving their right to work in the UK. A list of acceptable documentation can be found below.
How will it affect you?
On collection of your licence, you will be required to present your driving licence and the original documentation showing your right to work in the UK which you uploaded as part of your application. If you are unable to present the required documentation your licence will not be issued.
Here you can transfer your visa to a current document.
If you do not provide the correct documentation within 6 months of your collection date, your application will be refused.
Document check
To find out if your documents are acceptable to prove your right to work status, please use our Right to Work Document Assessment form.
Home Office checking service
If you fail to present correct, original documentation on collection we will provide you with the option of our right to work checking service.
Licensing Services can conduct a check with the Home Office to ascertain your right to work status. Subject to the response received, we will be able to determine your application. You may have to repeat this process, depending on the reply received, until the correct documentation is provided. Original documents must be provided (certified copies will not be accepted).
There is a £125 administrative expense for new applicants and a £25 administrative expense for drivers that are currently licensed with us for us to conduct this check.
If you don't have any documents in List A or B below, you will need to either:
- wait for your documents to return
- use our Home Office checking procedure
If you use this procedure, we recommend you use it at least one month before the expiry of your licence. This will allow for any delays in receiving a response from the Home Office.
Contact us
If you need any further information regarding your right to work documentation please email us.