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<p>The Government has made clear that the current arrangements for conducting checks
on EU nationals, involving the use of national passports and identity cards, will
not change immediately when the UK leaves the EU in March, but will continue during
any implementation period.</p><p>The Home Office has engaged with a wide range of
groups, including UK employers, landlords and financial service providers, on the
design of the EU Settlement Scheme and the online service which will enable those
granted leave under the scheme to demonstrate their status where required as part
of the introduction of the future border and immigration system. We will continue
to engage widely as we develop and implement other aspects of the future system.</p><p>The
Home Office launched a new on-line service for employers conducting right to work
checks on 6 April this year, focused initially on checks of non-EU migrants holding
biometric residence permits or biometric residence cards. The online service operates
on the basis of the migrant first viewing their right to work status, then consenting
for the employer to see the data. Employers in receipt of a ‘share code’ provided
by the applicant will see the person’s name, facial image and any information which
is relevant to their right to work. During any implementation period, use of the new
online service by EU citizens will be optional, but in the future border and immigration
system this is intended to be the means by which they evidence their status when undergoing
statutory immigration checks.</p>
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