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Asylum and Immigration Act (1996)

Approved Documents

The requirements of the Asylum and Immigration Act (1996) include that at the timeof recruitment an employer must be able to demonstrate that the person appointed

a. has current and valid permission to be in the UK and that permission eos notprevent him or her from taking the work in question; or

b. he/she comes into a category where such employment is otherwise allowed.

This second category will include an asylum seeker who has been givenwritten permission to work of is appealing against a refusal of an applicationfor further permission ti stay and will therefore have letters from the HomeOffice confirming that he/she can be legally employed.

For these reasons, as advised in the letter inviting you to interview, all externalcandidates for a post in the University must produce:

a) one of the original documents included in List 1 OR

b) two original documents from List 2

List 1

Documents which provide the defence if produced alone 

A. A passport showing that the holder is a British citizen, or has a right of abode inthe UK

B. A national identity card or national passport showing that the holder is a nationalof a European Economic Area country (see Annexe 1) or Switzerland

C. A residence permit issued by the UK to a national from a EEA Country orSwitzerland

D. A passport or other document issued by the Home Office which has anendorsement stating that the holder has a current right of residence in the UK asthe family member of a national from a EEA country or Switzerland

E. A passport or other travel document endorsed to show that the holder can stayindefinitely in the UK or has no time limit on their stay

F. A passport or other travel document endorsed to show that the holder can stay inthe UK, or has no time limit on their stay

G. A passport or other travel document endorsed to show that the holder can stay in

the UK, and that this endorsement allows the holder to do the type of work beingoffered if they do not have a work permit

H. An Application Registration Card issued by the Home Office to an asylum seekerstating that the holder is permitted to take employment

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LIST 2

Please note that you are not able to combine documents from the first andsecond combinations below. 

First Combination 

A. A document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance Number andname .This could be a: P45, P60, National Insurance card, or a letter from a

Government agency.

Along with checking and copying a document giving the person’s permanentNational Insurance Number, only one of the following documents listed insections B-H must also be checked and copied:

B. A full birth certificate issued in the UK, which includes the names of the holder’sparents OR

C. A birth certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland OR

D. A certificate of registration or naturalisation stating that the holder is a Britishcitizen OR

E. A letter issued by the Home Office which indicates that the person named in itcan stay indefinitely in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay OR

F. An immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office with anendorsement indicating that the person named in it can stay indefinitely in theUK, or has no time limit on their stay OR

G. A letter issued by the Home Office which indicates that the person named in itcan stay in the UK; and this allows them to do the type of work being offered OR

H. An immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office with anendorsement indicating that the person named in it can stay in the UK and thisallows them to do the type of work being offered

Second Combination 

A. A work permit or other approval to take employment that has been issued byWork Permits UK

Along with a document issued by Work Permits UK, one of the followingdocuments listed at B-C should be seen, checked and copied:

B. A passport or other travel document endorsed to show that the holder is able tostay in the UK and can take the work permit employment in question OR

C. A letter issued by the Home Office confirming that the person named in it is ableto stay in the UK and can take the work permit employment in question.

Once a candidate is appointed, a copy of the document(s) supplied will be kept ontheir personnel file.