1. Roll out of Biometric Residence Permits RTW documentation
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/Renewal of 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