Applying for a national insurance number
"If you do not have a national insurance number and you need one, you should telephone the National Employment NINO application number on 0845 600 0643 to arrange an interview (textphone: 0845 600 0644). This interview will be at an office. It will seek to establish your identity and you will need to prove who you are. You can do this by taking along documents such as a birth certificate, driving licence, identity cards, letters from the Home Office etc. You will be asked questions about where you have lived and what jobs you have done.
You will not be issued with a number until the office is satisfied that you have proved your identity. Some people may have problems because they do not have the documents usually accepted as evidence.
You will also be expected to provide evidence to establish your right to work in the UK. If you don't have the right to work in the UK, you won't be entitled to a national insurance number."
