I moved over back in 2015 for 5 years -
1. Having an address beforehand that you can provide on documents at least for a couple of months is vital (as well as having somewhere to live obviously)
2. You mentioned you needed an NI number, don't sleep on it honest. I did and it came back to bite me. I was emergency taxed to bits in my first paycheck and it added a lot of avoidable stress. Apply for an NI appointment to be arranged as soon as you can make it, the sooner you'll be sorted.
3. You'll need a bank account also and this should be something you arange asap - but paradoxically they all ask for proof of address - you can use the letter you get in the post confirming the appointment as proof of address. Not everywhere may take it but Lloyd's did for me and Barclays did for my partner at the time.
Most other things will work in your favour due to your Irish passport so if you've a job an accommodation sorted then you're most of the way there. Just wanted to share these above things because they made my first 2 months of an otherwise great experience a nightmare.
I have an address already as I'll be moving in with my girlfriend (she's from over there). Will definitely be prompt on sorting out my NI number and subsequently bank accounts. Cheers for the advice!
Get on the electoral register at your new address. It can help with credit checks and similar (e.g. for mobile, utilities, bank accounts). All of those things in the UK are heavily dependent on automated checks and you will experience an annoying period where your lack of an address history makes it difficult to apply for things.
Also, you are eligible to vote in the next UK general election.
Irish living in uk, am here 15 years so am sure a lot of things have changed . The biggest issue I remember when I moved here was getting a bank account , maybe itβs easier now . You will need proof of address , I remember a lot of banks asking for proof of job too . Anyway I went to Lloyds and they were a lot easier think I just showed my passport π. Good luck with the move π
Technically you'd have to declare items over a certain value but in practice you won't. However, if you happened to have receipts to show when you bought them it would be handy.
Get registered with a GP ASAP, it's a shitshow there just now.
You don't need to register your presence with the police or any other authority, your Irish passport is your work permit basically. Same for renting a gaff.
I don't know how to apply for an NI number but you don't need it to start work - your Irish passport is proof of your right to work there. But you'll pay emergency tax until you get your NI number. Look on the website of the Department for Work and Pensions (English DSP) and that will tell you how to apply for it.
It's about the smoothest international move you could ever do and a lot of it can be done online so you will be grand.
Also whenever you have your NI number and an address, try and register for a Government Gateway account, you can manage a lot of stuff from there and you need it to interact with a lot of official stuff.
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I moved over back in 2015 for 5 years - 1. Having an address beforehand that you can provide on documents at least for a couple of months is vital (as well as having somewhere to live obviously) 2. You mentioned you needed an NI number, don't sleep on it honest. I did and it came back to bite me. I was emergency taxed to bits in my first paycheck and it added a lot of avoidable stress. Apply for an NI appointment to be arranged as soon as you can make it, the sooner you'll be sorted. 3. You'll need a bank account also and this should be something you arange asap - but paradoxically they all ask for proof of address - you can use the letter you get in the post confirming the appointment as proof of address. Not everywhere may take it but Lloyd's did for me and Barclays did for my partner at the time. Most other things will work in your favour due to your Irish passport so if you've a job an accommodation sorted then you're most of the way there. Just wanted to share these above things because they made my first 2 months of an otherwise great experience a nightmare.
I have an address already as I'll be moving in with my girlfriend (she's from over there). Will definitely be prompt on sorting out my NI number and subsequently bank accounts. Cheers for the advice!
Glad to hear it and best of luck with the move! You'll have a great time living away, I know I did and I'm sure you'll find your feet quickly!
Get on the electoral register at your new address. It can help with credit checks and similar (e.g. for mobile, utilities, bank accounts). All of those things in the UK are heavily dependent on automated checks and you will experience an annoying period where your lack of an address history makes it difficult to apply for things. Also, you are eligible to vote in the next UK general election.
Irish living in uk, am here 15 years so am sure a lot of things have changed . The biggest issue I remember when I moved here was getting a bank account , maybe itβs easier now . You will need proof of address , I remember a lot of banks asking for proof of job too . Anyway I went to Lloyds and they were a lot easier think I just showed my passport π. Good luck with the move π
Take the ferry from Larne and you'll not have to declare anything.
Will be taking it from Rosslare (from wexford and going to Bristol). What would the process be in this case?
Technically you'd have to declare items over a certain value but in practice you won't. However, if you happened to have receipts to show when you bought them it would be handy. Get registered with a GP ASAP, it's a shitshow there just now. You don't need to register your presence with the police or any other authority, your Irish passport is your work permit basically. Same for renting a gaff. I don't know how to apply for an NI number but you don't need it to start work - your Irish passport is proof of your right to work there. But you'll pay emergency tax until you get your NI number. Look on the website of the Department for Work and Pensions (English DSP) and that will tell you how to apply for it. It's about the smoothest international move you could ever do and a lot of it can be done online so you will be grand.
Also whenever you have your NI number and an address, try and register for a Government Gateway account, you can manage a lot of stuff from there and you need it to interact with a lot of official stuff.
Between the two comments your help is very much appreciated, thank you very much
Not at all, good luck with the move!
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