Ok thanks Greenie, must've changed since I had one!

Hi Casa, Greenie, Thanks for your messages... she doesn't carry her passport with her at all times, however does sometimes need to bring ID with her, especially in the early months, to set up memberships, accounts etc etc.. Although an (increasingly) infrequent event, she feels unfcomfortable carryi...

You don't necessarily need to visit the jobcentre.

I phoned them and asked for the forms, send in completed forms with copies of:

a) passport incl. visa
b) proof of address, e.g., council tax bill

Received a NI number in the post a couple of weeks later.

Bosh.

xx

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