Worker Registration Scheme
What happens after I send my application form?
This page explains how we will consider your application under the Worker Registration Scheme and what we will send you if your application is successful.
We aim to consider 70% of applications within two weeks of receiving them and 90% of applications within four weeks. If your application is incomplete, it may take longer, so you should make sure you send us all the information we require.
If you have sent us your passport with your application, you should not make any travel arrangements until you have received our decision on your application. We will return your passport as soon as possible, separately from your registration certificate, but you should allow up to two weeks.
If you need your passport returned urgently, you should contact us:
Phone: 0114 207 4074
Fax: 0114 207 3710
Email: wrs@ind.homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
If you application is successful, we will send you:
- a registration card that includes your name, date of birth, nationality, photograph and a unique reference number. The card is valid for as long as you are registered on the scheme;
- a registration certificate, in the form of a letter. This authorises you to work for the employer named in your application. We will send a copy to your employer. The certificate expires on the date you stop working for that employer. If you are no longer working for that employer when we issue the certificate, the certificate is not valid.;
- your passport or national identity card.
You should keep your registration card and certificate in a safe place. We may not replace them if you lose them. If you do lose your registration card or certificate, you should contact us:
Phone: 0114 207 4074
Fax: 0114 207 6023
If your application is not successful or is unnecessary - for example, if you do not need to register under the scheme - we will send you a letter of refusal and your passport or national identity card. We will refund your full fee. We will send a copy of the refusal letter to your employer.
Frequently Asked Questions
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When is my registration certificate valid from?
Your registration certificate is valid from the Issue date of the certificate. The 12-month qualifying period for residency status will begin from this date. -
How can I find new work?
By contacting your nearest Jobcentre plus office, using an employment agency or looking in local newspapers.
Some agencies provide workers to other companies. The agency recruits the worker, pays their wages and may provide accommodation and transport. The work however is completed for the second company and that company decides how the work is carried out.
If you work for an agency, the agency will pay your wages and deduct any tax and National Insurance that is due.
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What should I do if I lose my registration card or certificate?
You should contact the Worker Registration Team on:
Phone: 0114 207 6022
Fax 0114 207 6023