Chapter TCM0320040
| Published date | 09 April 2016 |
| Record Number | TCM0320040 |
| Court | HM Revenue & Customs |
| Issuer | HM Revenue & Customs |
A2 national
A2 nationals exempt from the Worker Authorisation Scheme
Abbreviations
Abbreviations (Compliance)
Abbreviations (world countries)
Advanced education
Agent
Annual Declaration
Annual Review
Appointee
Approved and registered childcare providers
Approved training
Customers from the following countries are known as A2 nationals
- Bulgaria
- Romania.
A2 nationals are exempt from the Worker Authorisation Scheme (WAS) when
- they are on the highly skilled migrants programme and hold a blue registration certificate that states they have unconditional access to the UK labour market.
- they are self-employed in the United Kingdom (UK)
- they have leave to enter or remain in the UK under the Immigration Act 1971 without restriction on their employment
- they were legally working in the UK on 31 December 2006 and had been legally working without interruption for 12 months at that date
- they were working legally and without interruption (the gaps between work must not exceed 30 days in total) for a period of 12 months falling wholly or partly after 31 December 2006
- they are also citizens (dual nationals) of the UK, Switzerland or another EEA country (other than the A2 national states)
- they have a permanent right of residence
- they are providing services in the UK on behalf of an employer who is not established in the UK (known as a posted worker)
- they are the family members of an EEA or Swiss national who is working in the UK or living in the UK as a student, job-seeker or self-sufficient person
- they are in possession of a registration certificate confirming unconditional access to the UK labour market
- they are the spouse, civil partner or child of a person who has leave to enter or remain in the UK under the 1971 Immigration Act that allows that person to work in the UK
- they are the spouse, civil partner or descendant of an A2 national who is subject to the Worker Authorisation Scheme and who has a right to reside in the UK as a worker.
Note: A2 nationals, who are exercising their European Community Treaty rights as a student, a self-employed or self-sufficient person may, if they wish seek a European Union Registration Certificate confirming their status. In particular, A2 national students studying in the UK can work up to 20 hours weekly providing they hold a registration certificate confirming they are an EEA national exercising their Treaty rights as a student and are enrolled at an approved college on the Register of Education Providers maintained by the Department for Education and Skills.
Note: If a customer provides a blue residency card entitled ‘UK Residence Documentation for a National of an EEA State’ and they are a worker, unless they fall into one of the exemptions they are still required to register on WAS. A blue card alone is not sufficient evidence that the customer is registered on WAS or is exempt from registration.
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Abbreviations| Abbreviation to use | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1SD | First Specified Date |
| 2SD | Second Specified Date |
| AA | Attendance Allowance |
| ACC | Accounts |
| ACT | Automated Credit Transfer |
| AD | Annual Declaration |
| ADD | Access to DWP Data Address |
| ALS | Appeal Leaflet sent |
| AMDT | Amendment |
| ANS | Applicant Not Satisfied |
| AO | Accounts Office |
| AP(1)/(2) | Applicant 1 or 2 |
| AP(1)/(2)NS | Applicant 1 or 2 Not Signed |
| APNTEE | Appointee |
| APP | Appeals |
| AR | Action required |
| ARRGT | Arrangement |
| AT | Action taken |
| ATCP | Additional Tax Credit Payments |
| AV | Average |
| AWACS | Advice of Wrong Account for Automated Credits |
| AWD | Award |
| B/A | Business Address |
| BACS | Bankers Automated Clearing System |
| B&C | Benefits and Credits |
| B/CERT | Birth certificate |
| B/DAT | Backdating |
| BF | Brought Forward |
| BIK | Benefit in kind |
| BNKDET | Bank details |
| BOTHNS | Both customers not signed |
| BTWB | Back To Work Bonus |
| CAA | Constant Attendance Allowance |
| CAB | Citizens Advice Bureau |
| CALB | Call back |
| CALC | Calculate / Calculated |
| CBC | Child Benefit Centre |
| CBO | Child Benefit Office |
| CC | Contact Centre (previously IRCC - Inland Revenue Contact Centre) |
| CCC | Child Care Charges |
| CCPc | Child Care Provider checks |
| CCSG | Contact Centre Support Group |
| CH | Child |
| ChB | Child Benefit |
| ChB(LP) | Child Benefit Lone Parent |
| CHNG | Change/Changed |
| CHCP | Child Care Provider |
| CHQ | Cheque |
| CLM | Claim |
| CLMT1 or 2 | Claimant 1 or 2 |
| CLMT1 or 2 NS | Claimant 1 or 2 not signed |
| CLMNTNS | Claimant Not Satisfied |
| COP | Computerisation of Pay As You Earn |
| CoC | Change of Circumstances |
| CORRES | Correspondence |
| CSA | Child Support Agency |
| CSHCHQ | Cashcheque. Note: Cash cheques may have been used as a payment method prior to April 2017, however since April 2017 customers will need to be paid directly into a bank or building society account. Customers will be required to supply us with account details to enable payments to be made. |
| CSM | Customer Services Manager |
| CST | Customer Services Team |
| CTC | Child Tax Credit |
| CTB | Council Tax Benefit |
| CTRS | Council Tax Reduction Scheme |
| Cust | Customer |
| CVU | Customer Validation Unit |
| CY | Current Year |
| CYR | Cross Year Recovery |
| DCI | Departmental Central Index |
| DD | Direct Debit |
| DECD | Deceased |
| DEL (NI) | Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland |
| DET | Details |
| DFEE | Department for Education and Employment |
| DfC | Department for Communities |
| DIR | Director |
| DISBLD | Disabled |
| DISP | Disputed |
| DISTEST | Disability Test |
| DLA | Disability Living Allowance |
| DLO | Dead Letter Office |
| DOB | Date of birth |
| DOD | Date of death |
| DOM | Date of marriage |
| DOS | Date of separation |
| DOW | Date of widowhood |
| DP | Disabled Premium |
| DPTC | Disabled Person’s Tax Credit |
| DSD | Department for Social Development - from May 2016 replaced by Department of Communities |
| DUP | Duplicate |
| DWP | Department for Work and Pensions |
| EBS | Electronic Business Service |
| EDUC | Education |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EG | Explanation Given |
| ELT | Employer Liaison Team |
| EM | Electronic Mail |
| EMPD | Employed |
| EMPYR | Employer |
| EMPREF | Employers Reference |
| EMPT | Employment |
| ENF | Enforcement Proceedings Commenced |
| ENQ | Enquiry |
| EOY | End of Year |
| ER | Explanation Requested |
| ESA (C) | Employment and Support Allowance (contributions-based) |
| ESA (IR) | Employment and Support Allowance (income-related) |
| EST | Estimated |
| EXP | Expenses |
| FAO | Financial Accounting Office |
| FTNAE | Full-Time Non-Advanced Education |
| FTS | Fast Track scheme (Disability) |
| HB | Housing Benefit |
| HCC | Highest Care Component |
| HiPG | Health in Pregnancy Grant |
| HMRC | HM Revenue & Customs |
| HO | Home Office |
| HORN | Home Office Reference Number |
| HPP | Higher Pensioner Premium |
| HR | Higher rate |
| HRS | Hours |
| HSSB | Health and Social Services Board |
| I&E | Income & Expenditure |
| IB | Incapacity Benefit |
| IB(LT) | Incapacity Benefit (Long-Term) |
| IB(STHR) | Incapacity Benefit (Short-Term Higher Rate) |
| IB(STLR) | Incapacity Benefit (Short-Term Lower Rate) |
| ICA | Invalid Care Allowance |
| IDMS | Integrated Debt Management Systems |
| IIDB | Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit |
| INFCOMP | Informal complaint |
| INST | Instalment |
| INTV | Interview |
| IS | Income Support |
| ISCS | Income Support Computer System |
| IS INCAP | Income Support paid on grounds of incapacity, not disability) |
| ISSD | Issued |
| IYA | In Year Adjustment |
| JSA | Jobseeker’s Allowance |
| JSA(C) | Jobseeker’s Allowance (contributions-based) |
| JSA(IB) | Jobseeker’s Allowance (income-based) |
| JSAPS | Jobseeker’s Allowance Payment System |
| KA | Known as |
| KIV | Keep in View |
| LA | Local Authority |
| LR | Lower rate |
| LTAHAW | Living together as husband and wife |
| LYC | Last Year Cleared |
| MAF | Maintenance Application Form |
| MAN/C | Manually captured |
| MC | Management check |
| MIG | Minimum Income Guarantee |
| MNRESP | Main responsibility |
| MT | Milk Token |
| MTH | Month |
| N/A | Not Available |
| NATINS | National Insurance credits paid on the grounds of incapacity |
| NAT | Nationality |
| NC | No change |
| NFAD | No fixed address |
| NI | Northern Ireland |
| NIC | National Insurance contributions |
| NICO | National Insurance Contributions Office |
| NIHE | Northern Ireland Housing Executive |
| NINO | National Insurance number |
| N/K | Not known |
| NOR | Not ordinarily resident |
| NRP | Non-resident parent |
| NTN | No telephone number |
| NTP | Notice to pay |
| N/T | No trace |
| O/B | Order book |
| OCCP | Other occupational pension |
| OCPN | Occupational pension |
| O/E | Official error |
| O/INC | Other income |
| O/P | Overpayment |
| O/SSBEN | Other Social Security benefits |
| OSP | Occupational Sick Pay |
| PAB | Personal Acting Body |
| PAYE | Pay As You Earn |
| PC | Pension Credit |
| PEWC | Person With Care |
| PFREQ | Pay frequency |
| PFA | Persons from abroad |
| PIP | Personal Independence Payment |
| POca | Post Office® card account |
| P/PEN | Private Pension |
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