Originally Posted by
OPebble
Yes if you have a right of residence. A colleague of mine who was Japanese and had a 3 year work permit registered with no problems.
It is even less onerous than that - you may only be required to have a valid entry visa or passport. From the Home Office web site:
You can apply to register for IRIS if you are in one of the following categories:
are over the age of 18;
are a permanent resident of the United Kingdom;
are exempt from immigration control (this means you have no restrictions on your ability to enter and leave the United Kingdom or how long you can stay here);
are a British citizen or you have the right to live and work (right of abode) in the United Kingdom or are a citizen of a country in the European Economic Area or Switzerland;
are a family member of a person who is a citizen of the European Economic Area or Switzerland and that person is living in the United Kingdom;
have permission to enter or stay in the United Kingdom (known as 'leave to enter or remain') for more than six months and that permission will continue to be valid for more than two months at the time of registration;
hold a current visa or permission to enter the United Kingdom (known as entry clearance) and it will continue to be valid for more than two months at the time of registration; or
are a short-term visitor to the United Kingdom and can show you have been given permission to enter the country as a visitor at least twice in the past six months, or four times in the past 12 months at the time of registration.