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<p>Many non-EU nationals can already share status using ‘share codes’ and we are increasingly
extending this service to other cohorts.</p><p>People who receive an eVisa (a digital
version of their immigration status information) can use the ‘view and prove’ service
to view information about their status whenever they wish and share it securely with
third parties such as employers or public and private service providers, including
for identification purposes. People who wish to share their status can generate ‘share
codes’ that can be passed on to employers, landlords and other parties, enabling them
to check the visa holder’s rights and conditions of stay in the UK.</p><p>The existing
online ‘right to work’ and ‘right to rent’ services also enable all visa holders who
have a biometric residence permit or card to quickly and simply generate ‘share codes’
which can be shared and used in the same way.</p><p>Those granted status under the
EU Settlement Scheme were the first to receive eVisas but the approach has subsequently
been extended to other cohorts, including those on the British National (Overseas)
(BN(O)) route and those granted status under some of the UK’s points-based immigration
routes, such as the Graduate Route.</p><p>Sharing evidence of status using ‘share
codes’ has become increasingly popular, particularly during the COVD-19 pandemic when
face-to-face sharing was not possible. We will add other routes on an incremental
basis as part of the journey to a fully digital system by 2025.</p>
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