Identification Documentation Guidance
The table below contains guidance for accepted forms of Identification Documentation which you can upload when applying for one of our Skills Bootcamps.
Why we need Identification Documentation:
By providing any of the listed forms of documentation, you are providing evidence for matching our funding partners’ eligibility requirements, meaning you do not need to pay a penny!
1. UK National
Accepted Applicant ID:
- UK Passport
- UK Driving Licence
- Birth Certificate
Additional Evidence:
Not Applicable
Check required:
By providing one of the above forms of identification, you are confirming you are a British Citizen.
2. Have the Right of Abode in the UK
Accepted Applicant ID:
- UK Passport
- UK Driving Licence
- National ID Card
Additional Evidence:
Not Applicable
Check required:
By providing one of the above forms of identification, you are confirming you are either a British Citizen or have a Right of Abode in UK.
3. UK National Living in the EEA
Accepted Applicant ID:
- UK Passport
- UK Driving Licence
- Birth Certificate
Additional Evidence:
Not Applicable
Check required:
By providing one of the above forms of identification, you are confirming you are a British Citizen.
4. Irish National living in the UK
Accepted Applicant ID:
- Irish Passport
- Driving Licence
- National ID Card
Additional Evidence:
Not Applicable
Check required:
By providing one of the above forms of identification, you are confirming you are an Irish National.
5. EEA National Living in the UK
Accepted Applicant ID:
- Passport
- Driving Licence
- Birth Certificate
Plus a Share Code
Additional Evidence:
Yes, you will need to provide a screenshot of your immigration status
Check required:
By providing both of the above forms of identification, you are confirming you have the right to work.
If you need support, please visit the below relevant website links:
- For information:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/immigration/viewing-your-pre-settled-or-settled-status
- To access your Share Code to provide to future employers:
https://www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status
- To check your Share Code:
6. A Non-UK National with permission to live in the UK (not educational purposes)
Accepted Applicant ID:
- Passport
- Driving Licence
- National ID Card
Plus a Share Code
Additional Evidence:
Yes, you will need to provide us with your Immigration papers confirming you have permission from the UK government to live in the UK (and not just for educational purposes).
Check required:
By providing both of the above forms of identification, you are confirming you have the right to work.
If you have ‘no recourse to public funds’ on your immigration status, this is ok also.
7. A family member of a UK National
Accepted Applicant ID:
- Passport
- Driving Licence
- National ID Card
Additional Evidence:
Yes, you will need to provide us with:
- a form of Identification Documentation confirming who you are,
- Proof of your relationship to a family member,
- Proof of the family member(s) UK Nationality.
Check required:
Your family members in this instance will include a husband, a wife, a civil partner, a child, a grandchild, a dependent parent, or a grandparent of a UK or EEA National.
8. A family member of an EEA National
Accepted Applicant ID:
- Passport
- Driving Licence
- National ID Card
Additional Evidence:
Yes, you will need to provide us with:
- a form of Identification Documentation confirming who you are,
- Proof of your relationship to a family member,
- Proof your family member is an EEA National living in the UK.
Check required:
Your family members must meet the rule, and we must be able to see that this is an immediate family member – these include a husband, a wife, a civil partner, a child, a grandchild, a dependent parent, or a grandparent of a UK or EEA National.
9. None of the above
Please contact us directly by emailing digitalskills@we-are-digital.co.uk and we will be able to support you further.
