On this page you will find examples of the documents you need to obtain to prove a person's right to work status if they are a British Citizen.
Please note: All right to work documents need to be in a person's current name. If the documents are not in the person's current name then a name change document will need to be obtained. These can include:
- Marriage or civil partnership certificate
- Overseas marriage or civil partnership certificate
- Deed poll certificate
UK passports
Obtaining a UK passport is the easiest way to prove a person's right to work. This can also be used as a form of photo ID.
When looking at a UK passport you need to be careful and make sure you look at the nationality. Some people have a UK passport but under nationality is can say any of the following:
- British citizenship - Does not require a share code
- British overseas territories citizen - Requires a share code
- British overseas citizen - Requires a share code
- British subject - Requires a share code
- British national (overseas) - Requires a share code
- British protected person - Requires a share code
See below for examples of British passports:
Irish Passports
An Irish passport can also be used to prove a person has right to work in the UK. This can also be used as photo ID.
Example of Irish Passport's:
UK birth certificates
A UK birth certificate can be used along side a National Insurance document to prove a person has right to work in the UK. Over the years there have been many different birth certificate designs released. There are also two types of birth certificates, a full certificate and a short birth certificate.
Short birth certificates are issued after birth and only include the following information:
- Full name (including middle names)
- Place and date of birth
- Sex
- Place of birth
Full birth certificates include the following information:
- Full name (including middle names)
- Place and date of birth
- Sex
- Place of birth
- Name and occupation of of parent(s)
- Mothers maiden name
Birth certificate examples:
Irish birth certificate
Irish birth certificates paired with an NI document can also be used as evidence that a person has the right to work in the UK. There are also a few designs of Irish passports. Please see below for an example:
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