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Quick checks, done once.

For applicants Takes a minute Deleted within 30 days

Employers like the licence and right to work checked before an interview. Both codes are free from GOV.UK. Only enter codes you created yourself, and never share them by text or social media.

Your codes

First

Your reference

It is in the email or text you got when you applied, for example A1B2C3D.

Drivers

Driving licence check code

A free code from GOV.UK that lets me confirm your categories and points. It lasts 21 days.

  1. Go to gov.uk/view-driving-licence.
  2. Choose “Share your licence information”.
  3. Create a check code and copy it below.

Everyone, if you have one

Right to work share code

British and Irish citizens do not have one: you will show your passport to the employer instead, so skip this.

  1. Get it at gov.uk/prove-right-to-work.
  2. Copy the 9-character code below, with your date of birth so it can be checked.