I had problems getting my wife an NI number which was primarily due to incompetence at the local job centre in refusing my wife an interview. As she was looking for work she was entitled to an NI number. It was eventually sorted with the intervention of my local MP and some "ass kicking" upstairs.
From our experience employers here in the north west are unwilling to employ a "foreigner" without having an NI number first. It is probably the fear of being prosecuted in case my wife was an illegal (visa stamp counted for nothing).
From my experience I have found dealing with officialdom in this country is always hard work and can only be put down to the low calibre of staff employed !
Originally posted by kalbiex@May 12 2004, 06:24 PM
Any of fellow pinays here ever applied for national insurance number? especially those holding (FLR) further leave to remain here in UK?
Please share it here.
Maraming salamat...
