UK SPOUSE VISA 2021 | What to do when you arrive in the UK (3 Important Things You MUST DO!)

UK SPOUSE VISA 2021 | What to do when you arrive in the UK (3 Important Things You MUST DO!)

1) Collect your BRP card.

Your BRP, or Biometric Residence Permit is a card and it acts as a proof of your residence here in the UK./You will receive a letter with your visa vignette which

- Allows to enter the UK without any issues and
- Shows you where you’re supposed to go to collect your BRP. I had to collect mine in Glasgow in a post office - quite straight forward, just bring your passport and letter stating info about your BRP, queue up, show the person at the counter and they’ll get the BRP for you. DONE

2) Apply for National Insurance Number

In order to work in the UK, you need a National Insurance Number. The NI number allows you to keep track of your taxes - especially for some like me who’s self-employed and has to do their tax returns themselves. You have to go onto their official gov website to apply and register all your details - after this they will send you an email confirming that you application has been received (after a few days? Weeks?) and then they’ll attach a form in the email in which you need to print and fill up. Then you need to make copies of your passport and BRP, put all of these things into an mail envelope and mail it to the address provided in the email they sent you. Once you’ve done this, you have to wait 16 weeks … yup … 4 months. I’m still waiting for my NI number lol
You can start working without an NI number though, just make sure you tell you employer that you’ve already applied and are waiting for them to issue the NI number to you. Then once you’ve received it, just inform your employer or if your self employed like me, declare what you need to declare asap

3) Open a UK bank account

I’ve had a bank account with RBS since I was a student here like 8 years ago and that process is more or less the same back then as it is now. You go to the bank and register, then the staff will help you with all the relevant info. BUT, I’d like to recommend some digital banks that might be more useful for everyone during this digital age. Look up Monzo Bank or Starling Bank. These 2 digital banks are legit banks - they have licenses to run as banks here in the UK and imo they’re the way to go forward for any banking needs.

For Monzo, you can open one up - they’ll do all the security checks for you and then you can start saving money in pots, keeping track of your spendings, send money back to family in your home country as well - it’s very useful

For Starling, because I’m self-employed, I use it for business. So I keep track of my spendings for taxes and I’m also using their book-keeping functionality where they help automatically keep track of my business expenses and I can upload receipts, invoices etc. It’s super useful!!

💻 IMPORTANT INFORMATION

3) Open a digital bank:

📖 CHAPTERS
0:00 Start
1:00 Collect your BRP
2:24 Apply for National Insurance Number
4:35 Open a UK Bank Account

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[kalkidanhabtamu]

Pls tell me about the Airport thing when you arrive in the UK for the first time and what are the most important documents that we should have to hold during arriving at the Airport

[clib]

Thank you for your help with spouse visa, it’s been most helpful ( especially to my age 😅) your voice is nice and clear. Don’t forget about registering with your doctors, you’ll need your TB test passport etc. take care.

[hlee]

When someone arrive in the UK do they check the TB certificate at the immigration and what else they ask to look for?

Hi Samad when are you uploading spouse visa extension vidoes

Hi Samad when are you going to upload your visa extension videos I’m waiting for them because your first visa videos helped me a lot.

[Thorissa]

Thank you Samad.
Your videos guided me with my journey to UK.
I just arrived last week and I am here to say Thank you 🙏🏻❤️
It meant a lot to me and my other half.

[gordoncross]

Excellent advice. Particularly when a lot of similar advice on social media concentrates on the application process only. I would add if Spouse bringing dependents of school age you need to register for school. The process is very straightforward but should be done straight away so gaps in education of children kept to a minimum.

[AirportBiker]

Hi Sarah
im British citizen and looking to marry someone who’s from a commonwealth country can I bring them over ? she got free travel to uk and then can I apply for spouse visa in the uk ?

[iLikeEngliish]

So helpful, thank you for these videos 👍🏼

[Binti]

You forgot to mention to register with Dr (GP) 😁😁😁

[aFgHaNkInG]

Hey Samad
Did you got "the letter which show where to get your brp" when you were collecting your entry clearance visa?

[komalkaur]

Hello dear I want know about uk residence permit card, I come from uk after 2 years, now I m in india, I have valid uk brp card which is valid till only 1 month, can I go back uk with show uk residence permit card at airport with my passport, if I have valid uk brp card so I don't need to visa for re enter uk from india, please reply me

[markolney]

Hello Samad,

Your videos helped us so much and my wife's Visa was just approved and so over the moon, also in sunny Scotland.

[nikhilmore]

Apart from these 3 one should get Mobile SIM and Driving Licence sorted ASAP

[hadishmengisteab]

Hii thank you for your help I have one question for you I lost my visa Before I collect my BRP CAR do u have any idea what can i do please I am very struggling need help please
Thank you very much

[Bosslondoni]

Hi, I am looking to bring my dearest wife to UK. Just out of curiosity, does she need to provide criminal record history from back home? P.s she never been involved with the police

[erlynpescante]

Hi Sarah. . I have question. What requirements you showed in immigration in the airport?

[chamathperera]

Very informative. Thank you so much..

[ccsas]

Did you ship your stuff from Malaysia to UK, how did it go? Thanks

[Sofura.academy]

Hi, I am in the Uk, am going to apply for a spouse visa, I have a question if you could answer this, please. Do I have to send any original documents to my wife to take them to VFS or just uploading online?