hi guys, we did the 2 week quarantine and i've gone back to work . but im wondering what we need to do next ? I know i need to register my wife to the doctors but is there anything else that i need to consider. she is thinking of applying for jobs after christmas for when the covid-19 infcction rate plateaus but im thinking she needs a bank account to put her wages in.. any help will be appreciated?
Congratulations. Have you collected her BRP card? Apply for NI card. Without it you may meet some resistance to right to work but she does have the right( there is a website employers can use to check) Bank account some banks suggest she needs to be in .uk for 6 months Nationwide offer basic flexaccount. When my wife got here around about this time in 2015 we just said we would wait till after Christmas 15 before we did anything. A bit boring perhaps but I used to set her tasks to help her settle in and work on her English. Example write down 5 places in the UK you would like to visit and why? That sort of stuff With Covid as well you need to take extra care. Enjoy is the main thing
Lol good luck getting ni... My wifes still trying get through to them and apply for one... Since april.. Shes working at the moment those through an agency.. So right now we can breathe
If you are Lloyds, open a joint account for both of you. This is easy as you already have an account there. Then she can easily open her own account as she is also a holder there. (May work in other banks too. I say Lloyds because that was where I was and what we did - recommended by the bank themselves when we asked).
That’s odd! A week after I arrived here in the U.K. in July 2009 under a spouse visa, I called and requested for a National Insurance. And I was asked only what type of visa do I have. And I received my National Insurance card within a week.
when we first met--my ( now ) wife was here on a student visa--and working 21 hours a week as part of her nvq course. she was here 4 years. 2008-2012. she had an NI number and could work here legally. she paid NI and income tax. she got her fiancee visa and arrived back in 2016. after we married she applied for first FLR--got her brp and started work immediately. ( july 2016 ). the following year she had a nice fat tax refund for her 2012 year.
Well she should of had one on her bio card...buuuut due to pandemic.. No number and still no getting one in sight either...disgusting the money ww paud and cant even get an ni yet.. Lazy lazy government so yeh shes also restricted to agency work at the moment also... God how i hate this government
Yeh im sure my wife will get a tax refund also..ahes paying tax from september until the new tax year.. So she wont be earning over £12500 thats if the ****ty tax man can be arsed and doesnt screw her
