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Movong to London, advice!

  • 06-11-2005 2:36pm
    #1
    d-arke
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    Hey all,

    Just wondering what advice people could give me. I'm planning on moving to London in January and still trying to decide where abouts in London to move, preferable Zone 2. Any suggestions, my brother already rents in the Battersea area, hopefully he can put me up for a few days until i find my own place.

    But what sort of problems can I expect upon arriving and trying to find work. I'm expecting problems with opening up a bank in that I need evidence of an address to open one, is there anyway I can get one opened before I go. I thought Id get my brother to buy a mobile phone on bill a month for me before I leave, but I've just been told that I'll prob need to give some evidence to prove my address to get a bill phone. So now I don't know what way to go around it.

    Also, social security number, I guess it shouldn't be too much of a problem seeing as I'm Scottish, moved here when i was 4. Any idea how long it takes to get one.

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated


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  • #2
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    You probably won't be able to open a bank account until you get there. As for a phone, why not pick up a cheap pay-as-you-go phone to tide you over until you are settled, and have built up sufficient record for you to get a bill phone.

    You probably have a national insurance number, as you were born in the UK. contact your local Inland Revenue office when you get there, or phone them in advance to see what information they would need to find it.


  • #3
    d-arke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 458 ✭✭d-arke


    the only reason i thought of getting a bill phone was so that i could have a utility bill sent to my brothers house before i arrived then that way i would have proof of address to set up a bank account when i arrive, but then found out that to get a bill phone i need to have proof of address.

    just curious what the best way to go around setting up a bank account would be, seems to be a tricky situation. one of my friends said i could probably set up a bank account here with say bank of scotland and use my irish address, though i think this wouldnt be accepted.


  • #4
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    one of my friends said i could probably set up a bank account here with say bank of scotland and use my irish address, though i think this wouldnt be accepted

    No. The Irish and UK banking systems are totally seperate.

    When I opened my UK bank account, all I had was a statement addressed to where I was staying - so in your case, start getting your Irish bank to send your statements to his address? Of course, it will depend on the bank whether they will accept this, but it's a start.

    Perhaps contact the Inland Revenue first, and find out what you can about your NI number from them - perhaps they'll have letters/forms etc to send out - if so, give them your brothers address. A letter from the Inland Revenue with that address might also help the bank in setting your account up.


  • #5
    Pepe LeFrits
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    As Buffy said, get your Irish bank to change your address to your UK one and get them to send you a statement, AIB did that for me. As you're a British citizen I'm not sure what the story with getting your NI number is. I got mine about 2 months after I moved over if I recall correctly - my employers put me on the list and they rang me to organise an interview.


  • #6
    Miss Fluff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,673 ✭✭✭Miss Fluff


    d-arke wrote:

    Also, social security number, I guess it shouldn't be too much of a problem seeing as I'm Scottish, moved here when i was 4. Any idea how long it takes to get one.

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

    Re social security number, contact your local DSS office on arrival. They will provide you with a temporary social security number which normally takes the form of your DOB with your gender afterwards so 010175M for example. This means that you're ready to rock and roll and are registered. Your actual DSS number only takes a couple of weeks to process.

    These are useful sites for you to have a look at:
    http://www.justlondonjobs.co.uk/
    http://www.londonjobs.co.uk/
    I'd advise you to get the ball rolling now and get a good CV together. It depends what line of work you're in, but if you want, PM me and I can send you some recruitment agencies contact details.

    Good luck, London really is a wicked city, you'll have a ball ;)


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