UK law tells you exactly when a follow-up Right-to-Work check is due. Pick the document basis below to see your legal re-check date — and keep your statutory excuse.
When is your re-check due?
Re-check legally due by
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Enter the expiry date above to see your follow-up deadline.
This tool applies the standard Home Office rule. Some situations (e.g. appeals, 3C leave, or a new PVN) can change the follow-up date. It's a reminder aid, not legal advice.
How the re-check date is worked out
A correct Right-to-Work check gives you a statutory excuse — the legal defence against a civil penalty. For workers with a permanent right (List A), that excuse lasts the whole of their employment and no follow-up is needed. For workers with a time-limited right (List B), the excuse is temporary, and you must run a follow-up check to keep it.
Basis
Examples
Re-check due
List A
British/Irish passport, indefinite leave to remain (ILR), EU settled status
None — permanent excuse
List B1
BRP, visa vignette, pre-settled status, limited leave to remain
On or before the leave-expiry date
List B2
Positive Verification Notice (PVN) from the Home Office Employer Checking Service
6 months from the PVN date
Frequently asked questions
When exactly does a re-check have to happen?
On or before the date the worker's time-limited leave expires — not the day after, and not whenever you next get round to it. If a visa expires on 1 July, the re-check must be done on or before 30 June. A check even one day late doesn't give you a statutory excuse for the period the leave had lapsed.
Why is a List B2 (PVN) re-check 6 months later?
A Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service gives a time-limited statutory excuse that lasts 6 months from the date on the notice. Before that 6-month window closes you must carry out a further check to keep your excuse — usually a fresh online or document check, or another PVN.
Do List A workers ever need a re-check?
No. A correct check on a List A document gives a continuous statutory excuse for the duration of that person's employment, and the Home Office employer's guide states you do not have to conduct any follow-up checks on that individual.
What happens if I miss the re-check?
Your statutory excuse lapses. If a Home Office inspection finds the worker's leave has expired without a completed re-check, the civil penalty applies — up to £45,000 for a first breach and up to £60,000 for a repeat offence, per worker. It applies even if the worker does in fact still have the right to work: it's the evidence of the check that matters. StaffClock sends escalating reminders at 30, 14, 7 and 1 day before, then daily once overdue, so the date can't slip past you.
Never calculate a re-check date by hand again
StaffClock computes every Right-to-Work follow-up date automatically, sends escalating reminders before it's due, and keeps an inspection-ready audit trail of every check.