Yoti Right to Work

Yoti Right to Work is a digital identity-checking service for employers hiring in the UK and Ireland. It is best suited to businesses that need several ways to verify candidates or want checks within their onboarding workflow. The trade-off is custom pricing and a process aimed at employers rather than individuals checking their own status.

Overview

Yoti and Post Office provide digital right to work checks for UK and Irish citizens. Candidates can upload identity documents and a selfie, import an identity check into the Yoti Digital ID app through IDV+, or share a reusable Digital ID from their phone. Pre-verified Digital ID holders may finish in seconds, making that route particularly convenient for candidates who already use the app; document capture gives others a way to complete the check without that head start.

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 support both right to work and DBS checks, a practical advantage for hiring processes that require both.

Key features

Employers can use a no-code web portal or embed verification in their own website or app. The portal is the straightforward option for teams that do not want an integration project, while APIs and SDKs suit businesses that want checks in an existing candidate journey. Yoti says its integrations team can support implementation and that it connects with more than 70 SaaS products; BambooHR supports Right to Work checks during employee onboarding.

Yoti sends employers a report containing an image of the candidate’s passport and metadata about its IDSP certification. Employee data can be stored on Yoti’s encrypted systems or viewed in its candidate-management portal. 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 its platform has an annual SOC 2 Type II assessment and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for ID Verification Services. It also says data in transit uses TLS 1.2 or 1.3 and stored data uses AES-256-GCM. These controls may matter to employers assessing handling of identity records, though teams should still decide whether Yoti’s storage or portal model suits their own record-keeping needs.

Pricing

The Right to Work check has custom pricing; businesses must contact sales for a solution. There is no published price or free plan to compare against, so organizations will need a quote to judge cost against their hiring volume. No trial, seat allowance, or check quota is stated.

Platforms

Yoti supports Android, iOS, web, and API access. That combination accommodates candidates using phones and employers choosing either a portal or a website/app integration.

Who it's for

This is a fit for UK employers onboarding candidates who want document and reusable-ID routes, need UKVI share-code checks for other nationalities, or want to pair identity checks with DBS checks. The portal suits teams prioritizing a no-code start; API and SDK options are more relevant to businesses with developer capacity and a reason to embed checks. Candidates looking for a self-service personal right-to-work checker should choose a different kind of service.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Several candidate verification routes: document-and-selfie capture, IDV+ import, and reusable Digital ID can accommodate different candidate situations.
• One check can serve two hiring needs: combining identity checks with right to work and DBS can avoid duplicating identity steps.
• Flexible implementation: a no-code portal avoids integration work, while API and SDK options support embedded onboarding.
• Candidate records and security controls: employers can retain data on encrypted systems or use the portal, with Yoti describing specific encryption and compliance measures.

Cons

• Pricing requires a sales conversation: without a public price or quota, smaller employers cannot readily estimate spend before engaging.
• Some convenience depends on candidate readiness: the seconds-long route applies to pre-verified Digital ID users; other candidates may need to complete document capture or another verification path.

Alternatives

Right to Work Verification Software is a category overview for comparing services. Choose Right To Work Checker if a free allowance with a firm monthly cap or a paid monthly plan better suits your volume. GOV.UK Right to Work Checking Service is a free web-based option. E-Verify is a free internet-based system for U.S. employers verifying newly hired employees, so it is the relevant alternative for U.S. hiring rather than UK checks. Rightcheck is another paid option with custom pricing. WorkRight offers a Lite plan with 50 monthly verifications and guided I-9 completion, making it an option to consider when those workflows fit. Credas Right to Work offers a Gateway plan billed monthly with one flat fee per search and five users. CheckWorkRights is a paid service for employers with pricing by commercial agreement. EmploymentCheck Right to Work Check charges per check, which may suit buyers comparing a per-use model.

Verdict

Yoti Right to Work is a strong fit for UK employers who value multiple candidate verification routes, combined DBS and right-to-work checks, and a choice of portal or embedded setup. Its main reason to choose is that flexibility; its main reason to look elsewhere is the lack of a public price, which makes budgeting and comparison harder before speaking to sales.