# Does a USA tenant with a visa need a “Right to Rent “ **URL:** \ **Category:** Legal\ **Created:** [22 September 2026 20:18 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/does-a-usa-tenant-with-a-visa-need-a-right-to-rent/91584 "2026-09-22T20:18:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Basil5](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/basil5/32/35230_2.png) [@Basil5](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Basil5)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2026 20:18 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/does-a-usa-tenant-with-a-visa-need-a-right-to-rent/91584/1 "2026-09-22T20:18:01Z")
We have a prospective USA Tenant. Do they need to apply for a Right to Rent , which I understand you have to obtain from the home office ---
**Author:** ![David240](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/david240/32/29827_2.png) [@David240](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/David240)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2026 21:31 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/does-a-usa-tenant-with-a-visa-need-a-right-to-rent/91584/2 "2026-09-22T21:31:45Z")
@Basil5 > [@Basil5](#): > > We have a prospective USA Tenant. Do they need to apply for a Right to Rent , which I understand you have to obtain from the home office No. You have to ask them if they have a right to rent by asking them for their HO share code or checking their docs They don’t ‘apply for a right to rent’. They either have it based on their visa/immigration status or they don’t. For example an ETA to travel to the uk would give a us national a time limited 6months right to rent. For the prospective tenant > **[Prove your right to rent in England](https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-rent/get-a-share-code-online)** > > Find out how to prove your right to rent in England to a landlord. Get an online share code to prove your right to rent if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead. For you once you get the share code from the tenant > **[Check a tenant's right to rent in England: use their share code](https://www.gov.uk/view-right-to-rent)** > > Check details of a tenant's right to rent if they’re not a British or Irish citizen and they’ve given you a share code. And the full guidance > **[Landlord's guide to right to rent checks](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/landlords-guide-to-right-to-rent-checks)** > > This guidance advises a landlord, letting agent or homeowner how to conduct a right to rent check when letting privately rented accommodation. Good luck ---
**Author:** ![Chris142](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/chris142/32/34827_2.png) [@Chris142](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Chris142)\ **Post date:** [23 September 2026 09:28 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/does-a-usa-tenant-with-a-visa-need-a-right-to-rent/91584/3 "2026-09-23T09:28:19Z")
Nearly right, but the “check their docs” option isn’t there for a visa holder. Anyone granted a visa now gets an eVisa, and the Home Office guide says eVisa holders can only prove right to rent through the online service. So get the share code and their date of birth, run it on [gov.uk](http://gov.uk/) and save the profile page it gives you. Looking at the passport gets you no statutory excuse (but might be needed for ID verification). The only exception is if they’ve just landed on the 90 day visa sticker and haven’t set up their UKVI account yet. You can check the sticker by hand, but you’d have to redo it with a share code before it runs out. The online check works over a video call as well, so you don’t have to meet them. ---
**Author:** ![Basil5](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/basil5/32/35230_2.png) [@Basil5](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Basil5)\ **Post date:** [23 September 2026 13:12 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/does-a-usa-tenant-with-a-visa-need-a-right-to-rent/91584/4 "2026-09-23T13:12:57Z")
Thank you very much, Chris. This is most helpful.