Personal licences

We have a legal duty to ensure that we do not issue any licences to any person who does not have the right to work in the UK.

To prove your right to work status, if you do not have any immigration restrictions, you'll need to supply ID from the following:

• a passport which shows you are a British citizen or a citizen of the UK and Colonies
• a passport or national identity card showing you are a national of a European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland
• a registration certificate or document certifying permanent residence issued by the Home Office to you as a national of an EEA country or Switzerland
• a permanent residence card issued by the Home Office to you as a family member of a national of an EEA country or Switzerland
• a current biometric immigration document issued by the Home Office showing that you can stay indefinitely in the UK or that you have no time limit on your stay in the UK
• a current passport endorsed to show that you are exempt from immigration control, that you can stay indefinitely in the UK, have the right of abode in the UK or have no time limit on your stay in the UK
• a current immigration status document issued by the Home Office with an endorsement indicating that you are allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK or have no time limit on your stay in the UK together with an official document giving your National Insurance number and your name issued by a government agency or previous employer
• a birth or adoption certificate issued in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Ireland together with an official document giving your permanent National Insurance number and your name issued by a government agency or an earlier employer
• a certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen together with an official document giving your permanent National Insurance number and your name issued by a government agency or an earlier employer

If there are immigration restrictions then to prove your right to work status, you’ll need to supply ID from the following:

• a current passport endorsed to show that you can stay in the UK and are currently allowed to do this type of work
• a current biometric immigration document issued by the Home Office which shows that you can currently stay in the UK and can do this type of work
• a current residence card (including an Accession Residence Card or a Derivative Residence Card) issued by the Home Office issued to you as a non-European Economic Area (EEA) national who is a family member of a national of a EEA country or Switzerland or who has a derivative right of residence
• a current immigration status document containing a photograph issued by the Home Office to you with a valid endorsement indicating you may stay in the UK and are allowed to do this type of work along with an official document giving your permanent National Insurance number and your name issued by a government agency or an earlier employer
• a certificate of application issued by the Home Office under regulation 17(3) or 18A(2) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 to you as a family member of a national of a EEA country or Switzerland stating you are permitted to take employment which is less than 6 months old together with verification from the Home Office Evidence and Enquiry Unit (the application may be granted for 6 months from the date of the certificate of application)
• a verification issued by the Home Office Evidence and Enquiry Unit which shows that you may stay in the UK because you have an in-time application, appeal or administrative review which is outstanding (the licences may be issued from 6 months from the date of the licence decision)