Right to work checks apply to all successful applicants, regardless of nationality, and must be completed before employment commences. The Home Office guidance below details which documentation can be submitted to prove your right to work in the UK
Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK
The UK government also provides an online tool to check visa requirements. You can access it on the following link:
Check if you need a UK visa
If an offer of employment is made to you in a case where the role meets the criteria for a Certificate of Sponsorship, the Ulster University Resourcing Compliance (Resourcing-Compliance@ulster.ac.uk) team will issue a Certificate of Sponsorship.
Some roles involving research in sensitive subject areas require nationals of some countries to apply for security clearance under the Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) as part of the Skilled Worker visa process.
If you are offered a role that does not meet the requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship, you may be able to consider other visa options that do not require sponsorship or a job offer. Further information is available on the Home Office website.
Throughout your employment, you must maintain your right to work in the UK and co-operate with the University in providing evidence of your right to work in the UK when requested. If you change your immigration status, you must notify Resourcing Compliance (link to email) immediately to ensure your right to work records are accurately updated.
Once you have obtained your right to work in the UK documentation, you will be required to submit this to your Resourcing Executive Assistant as part of the pre-employment checks.
British and Irish citizens | Visa holder |
Once you have submitted a copy of your right to work in the UK documentation, you will be invited to attend an ID clinic at one of our campus’. You will be required to bring your original right to work documentation to this appointment which will be verified by a member of the Resourcing team. | Once you have been issued with your right to work in the UK share code, you must contact your Resourcing Executive Assistant with this information and provide your date of birth. Once the Resourcing team have completed the online right to work check, you will be invited to meet briefly via video call to complete the right to work in the UK check. |
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