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Skilled Worker, Student, Global Talent, Innovator
End-to-end Day 1 to Day 7 sequencing for new UK arrivals: NINO application via gov.uk, bank account opening, SIM activation, council tax registration, BRP collection and the BRP-to-eVisa transition.
Register with a local NHS GP within the first week; understand IHS pre-payment; navigate specialist referrals via the GP gatekeeper model; access dental, optical, prescriptions.
Navigate local-authority in-year admissions, state vs private placement, reception / primary / secondary year groups, SEN provisions, and the documentation new arrivals must provide.
Indian DL is NOT reciprocal with the UK - no straight exchange. Year-1 use of Indian DL, then UK provisional + theory test + practical test. Cost, timing, and instructor approach.
New arrivals: PAYE for employees, Self Assessment for self-employed and high earners, Statutory Residence Test for first-year arrivers, split-year treatment, and India-UK DTAA Form 10F mechanics.
Build UK credit history from a thin file using rent reporting and builder cards. Plug into Indian-diaspora community hubs (Southall, Wembley, Leicester, Birmingham, Slough) and professional networks (TiE UK, IPUK).
