The Immigration Act 2016 prevents illegal working in the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire sectors.

Important

You cannot use any of the following to prove your Right to Work in the UK:

  • A Biometric Residence Permit/Card
  • A Frontier Worker Permit

We recommend that you send your Right to Work documents to Licensing Services. Please email these to Driver.Lic@wolverhampton.gov.uk. Please quote your WTP reference number.

You will need original documents to verify your Right to Work.

Licensing must see satisfactory proof of Right to Work before granting a licence. We may refuse, revoke or suspend a licence if this proof if not submitted. A list of our acceptable documents is at the bottom of this page.

How will it affect you?

When your licence is ready to collect, you need to provide your driving licence and proof of Right to Work. 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.

We may refuse your application if this evidence is not provided within 6 months.

Document check

You can use our Right to Work Document Assessment form to check your documents.

Home Office checking service

If you do not have the right documents when you collect your Licence, we can check with the Home Office for you. Subject to the response received, we will be able to determine your application. You may need to keep doing this check until you provide correct documentation. You must provide original documents - we will not accept any copies.

The cost for this is as follows:

New Drivers: £125

Existing Drivers or Renewal applicants: £25

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 please email us.

Lists of Acceptable Documents to Prove an Applicant’s Right to Work in the UK

All applicants must prove their right to work in the UK. Below is acceptable documentation proving a right to work in the UK.

List A: Applicants with a document from List A have a permanent right to work in the UK. We will store a copy of these documents, and will not have to repeat the check when:

  • Renewing/extending a licence. 
  • Apply to renew or extend their licence.
     
  1. A passport (expired is acceptable, but not cancelled - you cannot cut the corner). This must show that the holder (or a person named as the child of the holder) is one of the following:-
    • A British Citizen, or
    • A citizen of the UK and Colonies, having the right of abode in the UK
  2. A passport (or card) which is not cancelled (by cutting the corner). This must show that the holder is a national of the Republic of Ireland.
  3. Evidence of your Right to Work in the United Kingdom via a Share code. This must state that you have the right to live indefinitely in the United Kingdom. This must also state that you can do the work in question. To get this please visit: www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work
  4. A current Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office. This needs to have an endorsement showing that the named person can stay in the UK indefinitely. Alternatively it can state that the holder has no time limit on their stay in the UK. This person must also submit an official document providing the person's NI number. An official letter is either a Government-issued letter or a payslip.
  5. A full birth or adoption certificate issued in the UK. This must state the name(s) of at least one of the holder’s parents or adoptive parents. This person must also submit an official document providing the person's NI number. An official letter is either a Government-issued letter or a payslip.
  6. A birth or adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland. This person must also submit an official document providing the person's NI number. An official letter is either a Government-issued letter or a payslip. 
  7. A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen. This person must also submit an official document providing the person's NI number. An official letter is either a Government-issued letter or a payslip.

    List B: Applicants with a document from List B have a temporary right to work in the UK. We will check their immigration status for any licence extension/renewal. We will re-issue  up to the expiry date of the document. We can extend this licence if the licence holder submits new documents . If the document is due to expire soon, they can either:

    1.    Wait until their new document has arrived before collecting their licence, or 
    2.    Accept the licence and contact Licensing Services to provide new proof of right to work in the UK.  

    Applicants are advised to apply for a Right to Work ‘share code’. This will make verification of their right to work in the UK quicker on renewal of their licence. If they do not apply for satisfactory documents, they will need to keep doing a Home Office Check. Licensing will not issue/extend a licence until this is complete.
     
  8. A current passport endorsed to show that the holder can stay in the UK. This must also allow the holder to do the type of work in question. If the passport has expired, they can use the Home Office Checking Service.
  9. Evidence of your Right to Work in the United Kingdom via a Right to Work Share code. This must state that you have the right to live in the UK and conduct the work in question, and be in-date. You can get this via: www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

List C: If the applicant has sent documentation from List A/B to the Home Office, they can:

  • Wait for their documents to return, or
  • Use the Home Office Checking Service. The fee is £125 for new drivers, and £25 for existing drivers/renewal applicants.
  • Licensing Services will only issue a licence for six months subject to verification.

A licence holder can extend this by providing new Right to Work evidence.

  1. A Certificate of Application issued by the Home Office. This must be from a family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland. This must give the holder permission to take employment, and can only be 6 months old at most. This will be subject to a Home Office check. We will only grant a licence for six months from the date of the Certificate of Application.
  2. A Verification issued by the Home Office , which indicates that the named person may stay in the UK. This must be either due to an in-time application, appeal or administrative review. This must still be outstanding. Licensing will only issue a licence for six months from the date of the licence decision.
  3. A document verification via the Home Office, by producing a document from:

    •    The Bailiwick of Guernsey
    •    The Bailiwick of Jersey
    •    The Isle of Man

    We must verify this via the Status Verification, Enquiries and Checking Unit at a cost. This must show a grant of leave to remain/enter. This must be under the below:

    •    Appendix EU to the Jersey Immigration Rules
    •    Appendix EU to the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008.
    •    Appendix EU to the Isle of Man Immigration Rules.
     
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