Right to work at UCL

1. Right to work at UCL Roll out of Biometric Residence Permits RTW documentation

2. Biometric Residence Permit • From 14 December 2010, highly skilled workers, temporary workers and their dependants successfully applying to extend their stay under Tiers 1 and 5 of the Points Based System will receive a Biometric Residence Permit. • This holds a migrant's biographic details (name, date and place of birth) and biometric features (facial image and fingerprints), and shows his/her immigration status and entitlements while he/she remains in the UK. • Biometric Residence Permits replace vignettes (the stickers used to confirm immigration status) and other paper based immigration status documents with a secure, polycarbonate identity card. • There will be period when both are presented as evidence of ‘right to work’ checks at interview and will be valid

3. Identity card Current vignette in passport

4. Expiry/Renewalof Right to Work • UK Border Agency requirement • Individual must apply before expiry of current date • Require copy of Home Office receipt and/or acknowledgement

5. What Do I Need To Do • View documents – not photocopies, originals only • Verify documents • Date documents • Forward/scan copy to HR

6. What Documents • Passport cover • Passport photo page • UK Government endorsements indicating that the holder has an entitlement to be in the UK and is able to undertake the work in question eg: ♦ residence permit ♦ visa/CoS stamp ♦ Work permit/CoS

7. Remember • Each document must be viewed, copied and forwarded to HR – including the passport cover. • If the documents have not been verified, UCL are not complying with the UK Border Agency. • Just because they’ve worked previously for UCL or for another University does not mean you don’t have to check their RTW

8. What Could Happen • UCL liable for civil penalty • Employee dismissed • License revoked