registering emma

[sars_notd_virus]

As I mentioned a while back, you should open a bank account well before her arrival, and then when she gets here turn it into a joint account with her name on it. Gets you the official name-on-paper pretty quick.

great advice boss..but if my husband got in debt,,,i'll be responsible for it as well

[subseastu]

great advice boss

TRouble I had was to get a bank account, joint or personal, the wife needed two forms of ID. One primary which is easy, a passport. The other secondary like a utility bill. TRouble is you can't get a utility bill with the wifes name on it until she has a bank account, can't gat a bank account until she has a utility bill!!! Ever decreasing circles.

I made a very near fatal mistake as I kept LIza basically invisible for the first year so when it came time to apply for her ILR and they ask for paperwork to show she's been living at same adress as me paperwork was very thin on the ground. But with the application I included a letter stating our problems with obtaining bank account, bills etc.

THey don't make it easy

[somebody]

TRouble I had was to get a bank account, joint or personal, the wife needed two forms of ID. One primary which is easy, a passport. The other secondary like a utility bill. TRouble is you can't get a utility bill with the wifes name on it until she has a bank account, can't gat a bank account until she has a utility bill!!! Ever decreasing circles.

I made a very near fatal mistake as I kept LIza basically invisible for the first year so when it came time to apply for her ILR and they ask for paperwork to show she's been living at same adress as me paperwork was very thin on the ground. But with the application I included a letter stating our problems with obtaining bank account, bills etc.

THey don't make it easy

If you already get a utlity Bill adding your wife is not that hard southern electric i think it was wanted to speak to the wife on the phone they even asked me the number to call and when (i was at work at the time) so i think its more so they can record and use as a get out if something happens in the future.

Most let me add staight off or even via email. BT will only have a bill in one name or at least thats what they used to do.

I found women on the phone were most responsive from whatever background all i had to say is we are newly married and se has no proof of address etc. Most were happy to add on the leccy they put her name first once confirming I pay the bill she gets the odd free voucher for argos etc we get now and then

Regarding letters with the wifes name on it for ILR even a letter from Transport for london issuing her with an oyster card was accepted and was a godsend as it was from her first month in the country