Resources and tools
This page contains resources and tools on the points-based system, including the policy guidance, statements of intent, and useful websites for employers and sponsors.
On this page:
- Policy guidance
- Other key documents
- Check the eligibility of your migrant workers tool
- Useful websites
Policy guidance
Other key documents
The points-based system key documents page provides the key documents on the proposed points based immigration system.
Check the eligibility of your migrant workers tool
This useful interactive tool which we have developed with Business Link will help you check a person's entitlement to work in the United Kingdom.
Business Link - if your business is in England.
Business Gateway - if your business is in lowland Scotland.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise - if your business is in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
NI Business Info - if your business is in Northern Ireland.
Useful websites
The HM Revenue and Customs website has a range of information for employers, including guidance on determining a person's employment status (whether they are employed or self-employed).
Public Register of Authentic Identity and Travel Documents Online
PRADO, on the Council of the European Union website, is a very useful resource for checking the authenticity of European documents, including those issued by the United Kingdom.
