As an accommodation provider, Safe Haven Sussex has a duty to ensure prospective residents have the right to rent in the UK. Relevent documents will be required before the referral can be processed.
Any one document from this list will establish a prospective resident's permanent right to rent in the UK. This means that no follow up checks will be required while they live in the same property.
- A passport (current or expired) showing that the holder is a British citizen, or a citizen of the UK and Colonies having the ‘right of abode’ in the UK.
- A passport or a passport card (current or expired), showing that the holder is a national of the Republic of Ireland.
- A current document issued by the Home Office to a family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen, and which indicates that the holder is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
- A document issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Isle of Man, which has been verified as valid by the Home Office Landlord Checking Service, showing that the holder has been granted unlimited leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU to the Jersey Immigration Rules, Appendix EU to the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 or Appendix EU to the Isle of Man Immigration Rules.
- A current permanent residence card issued by the Home Office to the family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen.
- A biometric immigration document (current or expired) issued by the Home Office to the holder which indicates that the person named in it is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
- A passport or other travel document (current or expired) to show that the holder is exempt from immigration control, is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, has the right of abode in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
- An immigration status document (current or expired) containing a photograph issued by the Home Office to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the person named in it is allowed to stay in the UK indefinitely or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
- A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen.
If you cannot provide one of the above documents please contact the referrals officer who will be able to provide you with further instructions: Referrals@safehavensussex.org.uk