Yoti Right to Work

Yoti Right to Work provides digital right-to-work checks for UK and Irish citizens, for businesses hiring and onboarding candidates. Candidates can upload documents and a selfie, bring an identity check into the Digital ID app with IDV+, or share a reusable Digital ID. Yoti and the Post Office describe themselves as the UK’s first certified Identity Services Provider under the Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework. Employers receive a report containing a passport image and IDSP certification metadata, and can keep employee data on Yoti’s encrypted systems or view it in a candidate-management portal. Checks can be paired with DBS checks. Candidates who are not British or Irish can provide a UKVI share code for an immigration status check. Businesses can use a no-code web portal or embed verification in a website or app; Yoti also offers APIs and SDK implementation support. Yoti says its platform uses encryption, is SOC 2 compliant, and is ISO 27001 certified. It reports TLS 1.2 or 1.3 for data in transit and AES-256-GCM for stored data. Pricing is not published on the product page; businesses are directed to contact sales.

Yoti Right to Work offers multiple candidate verification routes and options for employer record handling and implementation. Businesses should note that prices are provided through sales rather than listed on the product page.

It suits employers and businesses hiring or onboarding candidates who need digital right-to-work checks. It also supports adding DBS checks and immigration status checks for candidates using a UKVI share code.

Yoti Right to Work is an employer service for checking candidates’ right to work digitally in the UK and Ireland. It best suits businesses that want to offer several identity-verification routes and manage checks as part of hiring. Its combination of reusable Digital ID, document capture and employer record options is compelling for those workflows.

Overview

Yoti and Post Office provide digital checks for UK and Irish citizens. Candidates can upload documents and a selfie, import an identity check into the Digital ID app through IDV+, or share a reusable Digital ID from their phone. The reusable route may be especially convenient for people who already have a pre-verified Digital ID; document capture gives other candidates a separate way through the process.

For candidates who are not British or Irish, employers can use a UKVI share code to check immigration status digitally. A single identity check can also serve right-to-work and DBS checks, which may reduce duplicated identity work when hiring requires both.

Key features

Employers can begin with a no-code web portal or embed verification in their website or app. The portal suits teams that want to avoid integration work, while APIs and SDKs make more sense for businesses that want checks inside an existing onboarding journey. Yoti says its integrations team can support implementation and that it connects with over 70 SaaS products; BambooHR supports Right to Work checks during employee onboarding.

Yoti says its report includes an image of the candidate’s passport and metadata about its IDSP certification. Employers can store employee data on Yoti’s encrypted systems or view it in a candidate-management portal. These options support record handling in the hiring workflow, though the passport image and employee data make it important for employers to choose an appropriate access and storage approach.

Yoti and Post Office describe themselves as the UK’s first certified Identity Services Provider under the Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework. Yoti says the platform is SOC 2 compliant and ISO 27001 certified; its security information specifies an annual SOC 2 Type II assessment, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for ID Verification Services, TLS 1.2 or 1.3 in transit and AES-256-GCM for stored data. Its cloud hosting includes the UK, Dublin, US and Canada, and its Network Operations Centre monitors live production systems around the clock.

Pricing

Right to Work check: custom pricing. Yoti directs employers to contact sales for a solution rather than presenting a public price. That makes the service a better fit for businesses prepared to discuss their requirements than for teams comparing fixed per-check costs before starting. No public trial or usage cap is given for this plan.

Platforms

The service supports Android, iOS and web, with API access for businesses embedding checks in their own systems. That range covers candidate-facing mobile use as well as portal and developer-led implementation.

Who it's for

Yoti Right to Work is aimed at employers hiring and onboarding candidates in the UK and Ireland, particularly those that need multiple candidate verification routes, may combine checks with DBS screening, or want to integrate verification into an existing workflow. It is less suited to an individual looking to check their own status or to a small team that needs a clear public price before speaking to sales.

Pros and cons

• Multiple candidate routes: document-and-selfie verification, IDV+ and reusable Digital ID give candidates alternatives rather than requiring everyone to follow one path.
• Useful hiring workflow options: employers can choose a no-code portal or embed checks through APIs and SDKs, with integration support from Yoti.
• Combined checks: one identity check can support right-to-work and DBS checks, reducing repeated identity work where both are needed.
• Custom pricing: employers must contact sales, so it is harder to compare costs upfront or budget from a published rate.
• Employer-focused process: its portal, integrations and candidate records are geared to hiring teams, not individuals seeking a personal status check.

Alternatives

Right to Work Verification Software is the broader category directory for comparing services. Rightcheck is another paid option with Android, iOS and web support and custom pricing by quote.

Consider WorkRight if a defined monthly allowance and workflow features matter: its Lite plan includes 50 monthly verifications, guided I-9 completion, document upload and storage, E-Verify management, audit trail records and remote completion workflows. It has no free trial.

Credas Right to Work may suit a small team looking for a monthly-billed, flat-fee-per-search plan: Gateway is limited to five users and one branch or brand, charges on invite, and includes free training and support. It offers a free trial, but no free plan.

WPC RightToWork is worth comparing for a published low-volume option: Basic costs £10, paid once for one check valid for a year, while Small costs £160 a year for 20 checks valid for a year. CheckWorkRights is another paid, employer-only service with pricing by commercial agreement.

WorkBright is an alternative for employers considering end-to-end I-9 management; WorkBright+ is priced at $25, paid once per I-9 record and carries a $25,000 minimum annual cost. GOV.UK Right to Work Checking Service is a free web option. Right To Work Checker offers a free plan with 10 live checks a month and a hard stop at 10, or Pro at £14 a month for 100 live checks.

Verdict

Choose Yoti Right to Work if your business needs flexible candidate verification, employer record handling and a route from a simple portal to an integrated hiring workflow. Its strongest case is the range of identity routes, including reusable Digital ID and support for combined checks. Look elsewhere if you need a public price to evaluate the service upfront or are seeking an individual-facing checker.