PART 3Frontier worker permits

Issue of frontier worker permitsI18

1

Subject to regulation 9, the Secretary of State must issue a frontier worker permit to a frontier worker on receipt of a valid application under this regulation.

2

An application for a frontier worker permit must—

a

be made online, submitted electronically using the relevant pages of www.gov.uk;

b

be accompanied by—

i

the required biometrics;

ii

a valid identity document; and

iii

evidence the applicant is a frontier worker; and

c

be complete.

3

An application under this Part is invalid and must be rejected if it is submitted otherwise than in accordance with the requirements in paragraph (2), (but see paragraph (4)).

4

Where the Secretary of State receives an application that does not comply with the requirements of paragraph (2)(b) or (2)(c), the Secretary of State must not reject the application as invalid unless the applicant has been given the opportunity to remedy the deficiencies in the application and has failed to do so.

5

A frontier worker permit—

a

may be in electronic form;

b

is proof of the holder's status as a frontier worker on the date of issue; and

c

must state the name of the frontier worker and the date of issue.