Windrush scheme: prove your right to be in the UK

If you are settled in the UK but do not have a document to prove it, you may be eligible to apply to the Windrush scheme. 

You may be able to apply for a document to prove you can live and work in the UK if one of the following is true: 

• you came to the UK from a Commonwealth country before 1973 

• your parents came to the UK from a Commonwealth country before 1973 

• you came to the UK from any country before 31 December 1988 and are now settled here 

It is free to apply. 

You might also be entitled to apply for citizenship for free if you are a Commonwealth citizen who settled in the UK before 1 January 1973, or you are the child of someone who did.  

See also: 

• How to apply 

• Commonwealth countries 

• Windrush helpline 

For further information on the Windrush scheme please see GOV.UK.