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However, this is a bit bitter and generalising statement. My experience with sub-continent diaspora in the UK has been equally good. There are always experiences that make you think otherwise. And experiences differ...........But overall in the seven years I have spent here I have many pleasnt and thankful memories from our brother and sisters who settled here much before us- sometimes even before we were born.vivekR wrote:Kumi,
Infact in my 4 yrs here I have been even treated with disrespect by my own coloured folks, on the basis of their 'European Status'. Most of whom are half as qualified and known half as much of the quality of life we have seen as the higher earning bracket people back home. They think of everyone else who comes here as either a refugee or a prospective help-seeker!! By default before you can say anything!
Smit wrote:Kumi,
It was a pleasure reading your first hand experience of leaving your cherished home behind and moving to the UK. It certainly reminded me of my experience when I first came to the UK about 10 years ago.
Wish you all the best. Hope the fact that the immigration officer did not stamp your passport on your first entry to the UK does not cause problems later on.
Cheers,
S
I did the same when I got my car! Sat in my garage for 2 weeks (whilst the DVLA dealt with my licence swap) before I could drive it!kumi wrote:To update on my status... have bought a car already.... but, no license, and no insurance.... its just sitting in front of our house.... have applied for license and have got a good quote on insurance which I will buy after i get my license., quite a gamble.... but, hope things get sorted out in a week....
Kumi, the format of a NINO has always been something like AB 12 34 56 C . That is, two letters followed by six digits followed by one letter (either A, B, C or D).the number is not in the format which we had discussed in few of the previous posts.., it does not have my DOB ., just some strange mixture of numbers and characters
John,A NINO has never made reference to the person's date of birth.
Does it? Actually there may be some reference. I recently learned from the NI office that NINOs are currently formed for each person when their births are registered in the UK. If you look at your NINO you might find a pair of digits that match your birth year, or the day of the month. I found this for my wife's and my numbers. Interesting trivia!But a proper one is as described by me and makes no reference to the person's date of birth.
Kumi,kumi wrote:
To update on my status... have bought a car already.... but, no license, and no insurance.... its just sitting in front of our house.... have applied for license and have got a good quote on insurance which I will buy after i get my license., quite a gamble.... but, hope things get sorted out in a week....
Sounds like the procedures have changed, I was under the impression that all immigrants are interviewed by the SSO, who verifies the eligibility/status/job of the person by this detailed 'face-to-face' interview before issuing the NINO.I dint even attend the Jobcenter plus interview, I just got my NIN number
The format is something like AB 12 34 56 C ,where "ABC" & "123456" could be derived by something called 'checksum', where the integrity of the NINO is linked to the DOB and the persons surname/initials by a computer algorithm indirectly.And of course a NINO is unique and as more than one person is born per day it must be the case that most NINOs do not tie up with their DOB.
Markie wrote:isn't it that getting an insurance cover whilst using a foreign license much more expensive than having a UK license?
Though the best thing is that anyone (i.e. HSMP visa holder) with a valid foreign driver's license can drive a car in the UK!
Thanks Joseph.vin123 wrote:Sounds like the procedures have changed, I was under the impression that all immigrants are interviewed by the SSO, who verifies the eligibility/status/job of the person by this detailed 'face-to-face' interview before issuing the NINO.I dint even attend the Jobcenter plus interview, I just got my NIN number
The format is something like AB 12 34 56 C ,where "ABC" & "123456" could be derived by something called 'checksum', where the integrity of the NINO is linked to the DOB and the persons surname/initials by a computer algorithm indirectly.And of course a NINO is unique and as more than one person is born per day it must be the case that most NINOs do not tie up with their DOB.
Or in other words, it becomes extremely difficult for a person to dodge an NINO at a 'point of payment' and get away with the benefits system unless he knows the hidden logic behind it.
But I'm not sure whether the UK has fully implemented this, but yes in future, as Mr Gordon Brown has set aside lots of money for a state of art immigration system.
More details could be found here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_i ... ion_number
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checksum