I'm a tenant in England — how do I send my Right to Rent share code?
If you're a live, non-guarantor tenant of a home in England, you can enter your Home Office share code and date of birth from your tenant home. Your landlord or agency is notified and still carries out the actual check on GOV.UK themselves.
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Why you can't check yourself
Only your landlord or agency can carry out a Right to Rent check — it isn't something you can do yourself, even with your own documents. What you can do is hand over the information they need, so they don't have to chase you for it separately.
Sending your share code
From your tenant home, enter:
- Your Home Office share code (the 9-character code from your eVisa or your settled/pre-settled status)
- Your date of birth
Once you send it, you'll see "Sent. Your landlord will check it on GOV.UK." Your landlord or agency's manager is notified, and the tenancy's Right to Rent section offers them "Check it now" with the share-code check form already filled in.
What your landlord still has to do
Sending your code isn't the same as being checked. Your landlord still has to look it up on GOV.UK themselves, match the photo to you, and record the outcome — your status only changes to checked once they've done that.
Who this is for
This is only available to a tenant (not a guarantor) with a current, active tenancy on a home in England — Right to Rent checks don't apply outside England.
How long your code is kept
The share code and date of birth you send are encrypted and only used to carry out your check. If your landlord hasn't acted on it, it's automatically deleted 90 days after you send it.