The fastest way to confirm your eligibility is by verifying your work email address during the application process.
This includes email addresses from:
Ambulance Services
NHS
St John Ambulance
St Andrew’s Ambulance
If that doesn’t work, no worries - you can upload an accepted form of ID that matches the name on your Blue Light Card account.
 We only need to see documentation that proves your current employment to check that you are eligible.  When you upload your documentation, we recommend that you redact all information other than your name, employer and date.
âś… Accepted proof of eligibility
Work ID card showing:
Your full name
Affiliation to an Ambulance Service, NHS, St John Ambulance, or St Andrew’s Ambulance
Payslip that includes:
Your full name
Your organisation name (as listed above)
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AÂ date within the last 3 months
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🧓 Retired Ambulance Service Staff
When applying, please select Ambulance Service > Retired frontline ambulance staff, not the name of your former service.
Accepted documents include:
Ambulance Service pension document
NHS pension document
P60Â showing NHS pension
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We only need to see documentation that proves your retired status/former employment to check that you are eligible. Â When you upload your documentation, we recommend that you redact all information other than your name, pension provider, and if you need to provide supporting evidence of former employment you redact all information other than your name, employer and date.
⚠️ Common reasons for declined applications:
The name on your ID or document does not match your Blue Light Card account
The payslip is older than 3 months
We could not verify your affiliation to an ambulance service or pension