Do I have to show work my visa again?

[VillaLion]

Quick question:

I'm perfectly legal in the UK, have been for 5 years. I showed my visa to work two years ago and they have a copy on their record of my visa. They have again asked to see my visa and I was wondering whether, by law, I need to show it to them once again?

Don't really mind showing them, but I just wondered whether they can actually keep on asking.

Thanks.

[Mr Rusty]

What does it say in your contract, or if they have one, the company handbook, to which you will have signed up?

[The Station Agent]

If you have ILR and they agree they have a copy on file they do not need another one. I can't see any reason - they would be wasting your time as well as theirs. Maybe they have changed HR systems or something?

[Wanderer]

Maybe they've got some sort of periodic audit process - for all they know you could have had your visa or ILR revoked and they'd be in the shit for employing you.

[VillaLion]

Fair enough - thanks for your advice. I'll be showing them again then!

[winber]

They were probably just running a routine audit. Similar thing happened to me, though in my case they asked me to prove I was a member of the BCS. I wasn't a member and had never claimed to be, yet they thought it was in some way important for my work permit...