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Move to Cardiff

  • 13-04-2015 12:06am
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    JJJJNR
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    I'm considering moving to Cardiff for work, would like to know what I need in relation to working there, forms etc. also some advice of where to live.


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  • #2
    JohnMearsheimer
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    JJJJNR wrote: »
    I'm considering moving to Cardiff for work, would like to know what I need in relation to working there, forms etc. also some advice of where to live.

    I was a student in Cardiff and I worked there for a year after. You'll need to get a National Insurance number. I went to the Job Centre in town with my passport (you might need a few more things but being an Irish citizen you won't have trouble getting a NI). I ended up working for the UK social welfare department.

    I lived in Cathays. It's nice and close to town but it's studenty. The Whitchurch Road area is nice. Roath is also nice. I'd stay away from Ely and Splott.


  • #3
    nifhiaich97
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭nifhiaich97


    JohnMearsheimer wrote: »
    I was a student in Cardiff and I worked there for a year after. You'll need to get a National Insurance number. I went to the Job Centre in town with my passport (you might need a few more things but being an Irish citizen you won't have trouble getting a NI). I ended up working for the UK social welfare department.

    I lived in Cathays. It's nice and close to town but it's studenty. The Whitchurch Road area is nice. Roath is also nice. I'd stay away from Ely and Splott.

    Hey possibly starting uni in Cardiff this Sept! Just wondering if there's many Irish/n irish studying there? How did you find the place in general? Thanks


  • #4
    JohnMearsheimer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    nifhiaich97 wrote: »
    Hey possibly starting uni in Cardiff this Sept! Just wondering if there's many Irish/n irish studying there? How did you find the place in general? Thanks

    There wasn't too many Irish when I was studying there but you'd come across Irish people all the same. I met maybe 9/10 other Irish when I was there and was good enough friends with 3 of them. The were all studying psychology for some reason. I think Cardiff University has an Irish society there days so it would probably would not be hard to meet Irish people. I was there when Facebook and the likes was only taking off but there's probably groups you could find now about Irish students in Cardiff.

    The college scene there is good. A lot of people in the UK travel away from home for college so people do make an effort to meet others. I found in Ireland a lot of people have their friends from secondary school when they start college and don't tend to make big efforts to expand their social groups. There's 3 universities there and the student nights were good. Cardiff is a nice enough city to spend a few years in.


  • #5
    nogoodnamesleft
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    I studied a MSc in electrical engineering in Cardiff Uni in 2011 to 2012. We were typically based in the Engineering building off Newport road. If you are going there to study the university did run a postgrad accommodation day sometime in August where you got to socialise with other people in the same boat and get a houseshare together. It was worth it as I managed to get a decent house in Roath for the year. The university also have a decent accommodation office which is regulated so it limits the dodgy landlord you come in contact with.

    Beer was cheap "The Taff" in the Students union. Pints were £1.50!

    Regards work I got offered a job by a multinational whilst I was studying so I had to organise a NI (their equivalent to a PPS number). The job center conduct an interview which really isn't an issue since your an Irish citizen. The only issue is that this was conducted in Port Talbot which is about a 40min drive from Cardiff as they stopped doing these interviews in Cardiff for some reason when I was there.

    Regards getting home I had the car and used take the ferry from Pembroke. (About a 1h 40min drive from Cardiff). Otherwise a flight is available from Bristol to Cork regularly. Best way was to get the train to Temple Meads and bus from there to Bristol Airport.

    Its easy to kill time in St Davids too and the city is fairly vibrant! One thing that I would add is that I found a bike invaluable in the city!


  • #6
    thegreatiam
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    JohnMearsheimer wrote: »
    I was a student in Cardiff and I worked there for a year after. You'll need to get a National Insurance number. I went to the Job Centre in town with my passport (you might need a few more things but being an Irish citizen you won't have trouble getting a NI). I ended up working for the UK social welfare department.

    I lived in Cathays. It's nice and close to town but it's studenty. The Whitchurch Road area is nice. Roath is also nice. I'd stay away from Ely and Splott.

    What's wrong with ely and splott?:(:rolleyes::P


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