# Right to rent and right to work: API migration guides

> Landlords and employers must check entitlement. The migration question is how much personal data leaves your process when you automate.

- URL: https://www.affix-io.com/blog/right-to-rent-right-to-work-api-migration/
- Published: 2026-08-28
- Section: UK compliance
- Keywords: right to rent check, right to work API, UK immigration check API, landlord eligibility check, employer right to work

## Summary
How to migrate right to rent and right to work checks from manual document review to API-driven eligibility without storing copies of passports in a third-party vault.

## FAQ
Q: Can a right to work check return only eligible or not eligible?
A: Yes, provided you retain the evidence the Home Office expects for manual follow-up. Many teams store a signed outcome plus method, not a permanent image of the document.

Q: What breaks during API migration?
A: Usually edge cases: name changes, pending applications, shared tenancies, and offline branches. Plan retry queues and human review paths before you cut over.

Q: Do we still need manual checks for some cases?
A: Yes. Automated checks cover the straight-through path. Your playbook should list when to fall back to manual review and how to record it.

Q: How long should we keep check records?
A: Right to work retention is typically for the employment plus two years. Right to rent has its own schedule. Minimise what you keep while meeting those duties.

## Internal links
- https://www.affix-io.com/right-pass/
- https://www.affix-io.com/rent-pass/
- https://www.affix-io.com/how-it-works/

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