Frontier Worker permit
Apply
You must apply online.
Once you鈥檝e started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.
Documents you鈥檒l need to apply
When you apply you鈥檒l need a valid passport or national identity card.
You鈥檒l be told which documents you need to provide when you apply. Some depend on whether you鈥檙e employed or self-employed, for example:
- an employment contract, or contracts to work in the UK
- payslips, or copies of invoices for work carried out in the UK
If you have 鈥榬etained鈥� status, you鈥檒l be asked for evidence for which criteria you meet. For example, a letter from a doctor if you have an illness, or copies of recent job applications if you鈥檙e unemployed and seeking work.
The Home Office has more examples of the types of evidence you will be asked for.
How you鈥檒l prove your identity
As part of your application, you鈥檒l need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on what identity document you use and whether you can use the UK Immigration: ID check app.
You鈥檒l either:
- use the 鈥楿K Immigration: ID Check鈥� app to scan your identity document (you鈥檒l also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration account)
- have your photograph and fingerprints taken at a visa application centre (if you鈥檙e applying from outside the UK and cannot use the smartphone app)
- have your photograph taken at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point (if you鈥檙e applying from inside the UK and cannot use the smartphone app)
You鈥檒l be told what you need to do when you apply.
Apply from outside the UK
Apply online for your Frontier Worker permit.
Apply from inside the UK
Apply online for your Frontier Worker permit.