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NI is not ID for working. It's a tax identifier. The ID for working system is https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work , w
by pjc50 1y ago
NI is not ID for working. It's a tax identifier.
The ID for working system is https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work , with its digital ID "share code" https://www.gov.uk/view-right-to-work https://www.gov.uk/view-right-to-work
(what does the digital ID scheme add to this again?)
- opless 1y agoYes, and to be paid via PAYE you need a NI number. The prove right to work is a slightly newer thing thats additional
- mnahkies 1y agoThe nuance is that you can have a NI number, then have your visa lapse for whatever reason - you still have the NI number. Hence the requirement to prove your right to work through another means. Previously you could use proof of British nationality or a physical biometric residence card - but they've been replaced by the digital share code system (which tbh hasn't been too bad)
- IanCal 1y agoNo, those are still the ways of proving you have the right to work, it’s only if you’re not a national that you need the share code.
- mnahkies 1y agoSorry I worded that poorly - I was trying to make the point that citizens prove their right to work using passport/birth certificate, and until recently visa holders used a physical BRP, and now a digital system (which oddly enough uses your expired/redundant BRP number as a username)
- IanCal 1y agoThe share code stuff is not for nationals. It’s not clear to me exactly how it works and whether it’s scalable.