adamhillsproper
Australian expat in England
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About me
Australian
Lives in London, England
Speaks English and a little French
Registration: 07 July 2013
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Short term accommodation needed by Lisa3110
Hello, l am caught up in a cycle and don't see a way out: while looking for permanent accommodation I need to show my bank statement. As a newcomer I can not open an account without proof of address. Catch 22 Thought to look for short ...
Pleasure :) Make sure you're careful as always and double check things but it might work out ok. We were lucky with AirBnB and ended up being hosted by Hostmaker - they were great (not an advert, just sayin'). A Read More
Short term accommodation needed by Lisa3110
Hello, l am caught up in a cycle and don't see a way out: while looking for permanent accommodation I need to show my bank statement. As a newcomer I can not open an account without proof of address. Catch 22 Thought to look for short ...
Hey Lisa, We had the same problem when we arrived and ended up staying in an airbnb for much longer then what we should've. Had we known earlier that we could potentially rent for 3 or 6 months and pay up front and wouldn't need to have a ... Read More
"Sufficient Funds" for an Ancestry Visa by coastalkid92
Hi All, I'm 26/F from Canada and am beginning to assemble my documents and such to apply for my ancestry visa (grandparents are english) with the hopes of an October 2018 move. When looking at the gov.uk page, all it says is that you need to ...
The more the better I think but this from Australia might help (maybe)... https://www.1stcontact.com/blog/4-avoidable-reasons-why-people-miss-out-on-uk-ancestry-visas 2. “I can’t raise the funds to sustain myself in the ... Read More
UK spouse visa necessary documents by Aminenafis
Hi Can anyone tell me the necessary documents and details to send the application for the UK spouse visa. I saw so many videos in YouTube, they are the same in some stuff but I still don't know the reall ones, because there's no website to ...
If you wanted to do it the easier way we used (and no this isn't an advert) 1stcontact.com They've been super helpful in ensuring that we had everything together. In short you need to prove your relationship for the past 24 months (was ... Read More
Services from 1st contact agency by downshifter
Hi, I just discovered an agency called 1st contact (https://www.1stcontact.com/kickstart/packages/classic) that offers a package for GBP 35,- with facilitation for getting NIN, opening Bank Account, etc. Does anybody have tried this service? is it ...
Hiya, I wasn't in a rush so they organised things for when I landed but I'm sure they are able to work with your urgency. It also depends when they can get an appointment with the bank. Lloyds in Marylebone was really good to work with. I ... Read More
Services from 1st contact agency by downshifter
Hi, I just discovered an agency called 1st contact (https://www.1stcontact.com/kickstart/packages/classic) that offers a package for GBP 35,- with facilitation for getting NIN, opening Bank Account, etc. Does anybody have tried this service? is it ...
Absolutely, I made contact with them to move from Australia to UK. They're super easy to deal with and very much on top of everything. When you sign up for the Kickstarter package they give you a choice of banks to go with, arrange an ... Read More