passport

[denzilpc]

I've worked for the same company for the past 14 years and they have now said that I need to show them my passport to verify who I am ! can they make me show them my passport.

[anonymous-user]

denzilpc said:

I've worked for the same company for the past 14 years and they have now said that I need to show them my passport to verify who I am ! can they make me show them my passport.

Yes or other valid form of identification. Not sure why you are being obtuse.

[bga]

Under the nationality & asylum act your employer has to perform right to work checks. This should be done before someone is employed but it sounds like they are now filling in gaps were things were missed when you started.

[jshell]

denzilpc said:

can they make me show them my passport.

No, you can quit instead. Not being stty, but you'd have to have a good reason not to provide them with some ID when asked.

[Muzzer79]

denzilpc said:

I've worked for the same company for the past 14 years and they have now said that I need to show them my passport to verify who I am ! can they make me show them my passport.

For what on earth reason would you not want to show them your passport?



Is the picture that bad?

[GT03ROB]

Muzzer79 said:

For what on earth reason would you not want to show them your passport?



Is the picture that bad?

No it will show him being on holiday when he was off sick

[zarjaz1991]

What if you don't have a passport, like me?

[bga]

zarjaz1991 said:

What if you don't have a passport, like me?

Your birth certificate & official proof of NI number will suffice.

[AndyNetwork]

bga said:

Your birth certificate & official proof of NI number will suffice.

I wouldn't bet on it - there is a guy who lives in the same town as me, who has a NI number, and was being threatened with being kicked out of the country, and the pub he worked in was being fined for employing an illegal immegrant, all because his mother had not applied for dual nationality when he was born, (American father/English Mother).

Didn't get settled until our MP got involved.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greate...

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greate...

[mph1977]

zarjaz1991 said:

What if you don't have a passport, like me?

are you a british citizen ? UK or British Forces Overseas Birth certificate ( ideally long form and original) or your naturalisation / citizenship papers

[zarjaz1991]

mph1977 said:

are you a british citizen ? UK or British Forces Overseas Birth certificate ( ideally long form and original) or your naturalisation / citizenship papers

Yes I'm fully British. Born here. Just don't have a passport. Don't want to go abroad so don't need one.

I guess a birth certificate would suffice. There just seems to be an annoying assumption these days that everyone must have a passport.

[Troubleatmill]

99.9% of the populous would be able to lay their hands on their passport much quicker than their birth certificate.


Worst case.... stump up the money and get one.