British ppsn number

neiler987

Not sure if im asking about this in the right area or thread but I was just wondering if anyone would know how to obtain a british ppsn number as I'm moving to London for the summer for summer work and not too sure on how to get one ? Or if I don't need a different ppsn number to work over there can u please let me know thanks
Regards

GetWithIt

Just PPSN

super_furry

You can use mine. It's 19.

The King of Moo

I lived in Scotland before and applied for my national insurance number (the equivalent of the ppsn) when I got there in a Job Centre (loads everywhere).
I think you can only do it when you arrive but it's a pretty straightforward process.
That was a few years ago so things might be different now.

mikemac1

Very straightforward to get a NI number OP

Find your local job centre, you'll be in and out under an hour and it'll be posted out to you

Now the difficult part was opening a bank account
Ulster bank and Bank of Ireland would not recognize me though I had Irish accounts with them.
I just assumed they would

Jericho.

PPS Number or PPSN, not PPSN number. The N stands for number. :pac:

Frere_Jaques

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ni/intro/number.htm

mikemac1

Jericho. wrote: »

PPS Number or PPSN, not PPSN number. The N stands for number. :pac:

One of those

I bet you correct people for using ATM machine too

Gee Bag

neiler987 wrote: »

I was just wondering if anyone would know how to obtain a british ppsn number

To get your number you have to climb over the wall of Buckingham Palace, at night, wearing a balaclava.

You can skip the queue if you keep shouting Allah-ua-Akbar at the top of your voice.

Hope this helps.

Kylo Ren

Just send all of your details to:

123 Fake Street

Where To

Go via Calais and you won't need one.

fasttalkerchat

Is it not a National Insurance number you're after?

ruthiepie

neiler987 wrote: »

Not sure if im asking about this in the right area or thread but I was just wondering if anyone would know how to obtain a british ppsn number as I'm moving to London for the summer for summer work and not too sure on how to get one ? Or if I don't need a different ppsn number to work over there can u please let me know thanks
Regards

Moved to scotland 2 months ago so assuming its the same thing in the rest of the UK. Rang job centre, booked an appointment with them, they set it up for the centre nearest to me. Went in with my proof of ID, both passport and license was sent out in the post about 10 days later! Oh also gave them my birth cert but you don't have to do that, they just say it helps with pensions and so on at a later stage!!

mikemac1 wrote: »

Very straightforward to get a NI number OP

Find your local job centre, you'll be in and out under an hour and it'll be posted out to you

Now the difficult part was opening a bank account
Ulster bank and Bank of Ireland would not recognize me though I had Irish accounts with them.
I just assumed they would

Had the same problem with the bank account, no one would look at me cos i didn't have proof of address and blah blah blah. Walked into barclays and as long as I had proof of my ID, they were happy out. Now they're prob not the best bank out there but they'll do me for the moment!!

neiler987

mikemac1 wrote: »

Very straightforward to get a NI number OP

Find your local job centre, you'll be in and out under an hour and it'll be posted out to you

Now the difficult part was opening a bank account
Ulster bank and Bank of Ireland would not recognize me though I had Irish accounts with them.
I just assumed they would

Can I not get the PPS before i move to London as ill be starting work straight away when i get there ???

fox_1973

As far as I know, you have to wait until you arrive in the UK to obtain the number, it cant be done from here, the same way you cannot get an irish pps number until you are in the country

jaspertheghost

go to the job centre and you`ll get it....have you a job organised??? i was over there 3/4 years ago and some employers will only take you on if you go self emloyed and it was a right pain in the arse trying to get that sorted out

Trashbat

You may need proof of address when going to the job centre, as well as 2 forms of valid ID. Try and make sure you're over cautious with your documents and the bureaucracy is a nightmare in Jobcentre plus.

silvervixen84

The answers you seek are in the FAQ thread in the London forum:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056364193

If you know someone living in the UK change your credit card over to their address, this is sufficient to open a bank account, proof of address for NI number etc. Then when you have everything sorted just do a change of address on the Bank a/c and credit card over to your own address.

This worked for me no problem when I spent a while in London a few years ago, except I didn't need to change the address on the account as I lived at the address of the people I knew, it shouldn't be a problem though people move house all the time.

Violafy

Anyone who has gotten a NI number in the UK to work - did it cost them anything? I've been on some websites (they don't look like scams) and have seen them charging over £50 to apply for one, while the HMRC website doesn't mention anything about cost.

hondasam

neiler987 wrote: »

Not sure if im asking about this in the right area or thread but I was just wondering if anyone would know how to obtain a british ppsn number as I'm moving to London for the summer for summer work and not too sure on how to get one ? Or if I don't need a different ppsn number to work over there can u please let me know thanks
Regards

http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=obtaining%20a%20pps%20number%20england&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CD8QFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welfare.ie%2FEN%2FTopics%2FPPSN%2FPages%2FHowToApply.aspx&ei=O-6PT4CqC8nBhAempryYBA&usg=AFQjCNHCAvr35F6Kwn-wBjLylRYXcRpjTg

Good luck.

saa

neiler987 wrote: »

Not sure if im asking about this in the right area thanks
Regards

Gee Bag wrote: »

To get your number you have to climb over the wall of Buckingham Palace, at night, wearing a balaclava.

You can skip the queue if you keep shouting Allah-ua-Akbar at the top of your voice.

Hope this helps.

To whom it may concern,

Nope.

Regards,
Saa.

jaspertheghost

Violafy wrote: »

Anyone who has gotten a NI number in the UK to work - did it cost them anything? I've been on some websites (they don't look like scams) and have seen them charging over £50 to apply for one, while the HMRC website doesn't mention anything about cost.

eh no.....go in yourself when you get there and you`ll get one...or you can give me 50 quid and i`ll get ya one :rolleyes:

Fratton Fred

Trashbat wrote: »

You may need proof of address when going to the job centre, as well as 2 forms of valid ID. Try and make sure you're over cautious with your documents and the bureaucracy is a nightmare in Jobcentre plus.

There are over 100,000,000 NI numbers in circulation, so they are getting a bit strict on who they give them out to.

Biggins

Had one myself and as others rightly stated, look to a job centre in England and they will guide you.
Have the appropriate paperwork as described above and its onwards and hopefully upwards.
Wish you all the best.

neiler987

jaspertheghost wrote: »

go to the job centre and you`ll get it....have you a job organised??? i was over there 3/4 years ago and some employers will only take you on if you go self emloyed and it was a right pain in the arse trying to get that sorted out

any possibility or chance that i could do all that through a job centre in ireland ??

UglyBolloxFace

For ****s sake, just go to London, start your job, and then when you get the time go to the JobCentre. FFS.

neiler987

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

For ****s sake, just go to London, start your job, and then when you get the time go to the JobCentre. FFS.

Problem is if that takes a couple of weeks for my application to come through ive been told by my employer that they wont pay me for the weeks ive worked without the pps number, they ll just back date my wages 1 week from when ive gave them the number,... dont really want to be doing 3 or 4 weeks work and not getting a penny for it ! especially as its only for the summer

so i kind of really need it badly

UglyBolloxFace

neiler987 wrote: »

Problem is if that takes a couple of weeks for my application to come through ive been told by my employer that they wont pay me for the weeks ive worked without the pps number, they ll just back date my wages 1 week from when ive gave them the number,... dont really want to be doing 3 or 4 weeks work and not getting a penny for it ! especially as its only for the summer

so i kind of really need it badly

Ah I get you now, that changes everything.

Have you looked into going to the North and obtaining one?

plasteritup

neiler987 wrote: »

Problem is if that takes a couple of weeks for my application to come through ive been told by my employer that they wont pay me for the weeks ive worked without the pps number, they ll just back date my wages 1 week from when ive gave them the number,... dont really want to be doing 3 or 4 weeks work and not getting a penny for it ! especially as its only for the summer

so i kind of really need it badly

well then get out of boards and start making phone calls and the like to get it sorted for YOURSELF.jesus man .