Hi there, I am wanting to move my dad over to the UK from South Africa. He has an Irish passport so we shouldn't have any issues from that side, but I want to make sure I have thought of everything before we start the process. If anyone has any advice or things I should be thinking about please do shout.
He is in his 70's and although works in SA, would likely struggle to find work in the UK at least in the short term, so will likely need to claim benefits. Bar setting up a bank account and registering with a doctor and dentist, joining local groups etc. is there anything that you think is important to bear in mind with passing the habitual resident test? I am aware that he would likely not be able to pass this for the first 3 months. In terms of address, he will likely stay with me but we will be looking for housing association housing as soon as possible.
He has very little in SA so bar closing his bank account and transferring his pension, is there anything else he should consider? (he is renting so will just give notice on his contract when we are ready to move him over).
Any idea if he is ok to leave SA on his SA passport and enter the UK on his Irish, or would he have to leave on one and enter on another?
Any advice for being able to set up a bank account - will a letter from me help or would he need accommodation before this happens? Likewise any advice for registering for a NI number?
And anything else that I haven't thought of but should be?! Thanks so much