HI

My Wife just recently came to the UK on a spouse Visa back in October. We started looking for a Job for My wife and totaly by chance managed to find her a job in a local Coffe bar.

We found it best to go round the local Shopping centres looking for Job adverts in windows. We were concerned about My wife not having a national insurance number but from the reading i have done this is not technically a problem.

Heres infomation on NI numbers

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/benefits/ni_number.asp

http://www.direct.gov.uk/MoneyTaxAndBenefi...5904&chk=izW7Qe

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/nic/ynino.htm

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/employers/working_out.htm#part4

This website states what information the employer needs from you as proof.

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/ho...he_defence.html

My wife photocopied her passport (the name and details page and page with stamp) and also took proof of address which was her bank statment.

hope this helps a little