Supplementary code for digital right to work checks (1.1) · 3. Identity verification

3.1. Acceptable documents

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3.1. Acceptable documents

3.1.a. For the purposes of digital right to work checks, the identity must be created using one of the following documents:

- A British passport, or - An Irish passport, or - An Irish passport card.

3.1.b. If an expired passport or passport card is used to create the identity, it must have expired no more than six months before the date of the check.

3.1.c. The passport or passport card, whether expired or not, must be valid according to [GPG 45](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-check-someones-identity-1-0) and not be visibly clipped.

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3.1.a. For the purposes of digital right to work checks, the identity must be created using one of the following documents:

- A British passport, or
- An Irish passport, or
- An Irish passport card.

3.1.b. If an expired passport or passport card is used to create the identity, it must have expired no more than six months before the date of the check.

3.1.c. The passport or passport card, whether expired or not, must be valid according to [GPG 45](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-check-someones-identity-1-0) and not be visibly clipped.

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Digital right to work identities must be created using specified British or Irish travel documents meeting GPG 45 validity.

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synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 main

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synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-work-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1-chunk-1

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 0-version-and-certification-validity-notes

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-work-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1-0-version-and-certification-validity-notes

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 part-1-background-and-context

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-work-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1-part-1-background-and-context

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 1-introduction

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-work-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1-1-introduction

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 part-2-rules-of-the-rtw-supplementary-code

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-work-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1-part-2-rules-of-the-rtw-supplementary-code

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 2-applicable-roles

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-work-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1-2-applicable-roles

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 3-identity-verification

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-work-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1-3-identity-verification

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-work-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1-3-identity-verification-3-1-acceptable-documents

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-work-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1-3-identity-verification-3-2-acceptable-gpg-45-profiles

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 4-data-to-share-with-employers

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-work-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1-4-data-to-share-with-employers

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 5-using-a-holder-service-to-conduct-a-right-to-work-check

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-work-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1-5-using-a-holder-service-to-conduct-a-right-to-work-check

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First published. · 2026-09-01T12:05:00Z

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Source: gov.uk/government/publications/supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-work-checks-1-1