All UK residents, including foreign workers, will soon be asked to apply for a Digital ID. A new mandatory digital ID scheme will soon be implemented for those living in the UK.

The UK digital ID scheme aims to facilitate Right to Work checks and improve access to essential government services, and to combat illegal employment.

The UK digital ID scheme will be available to all UK citizens and legal residents, saving time by ending the need for complicated identity checks, which often rely on copies of paper records.

Instead, the roll-out will make it simpler to apply for services like driving licences, childcare and welfare, while streamlining access to tax records. The new digital ID will be held on people’s phones, just as millions already use the NHS App or contactless mobile payment

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