Moving to London

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    I moved here last october and getting the work permit/visa was a pain in the ass to be honest.

    I'm over on what used to be called the HSMP visa I think they call it the "Tier 1" now.

    you can read all the options on the UK border agency site:
    http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.u…

    if you keep your current job and they are paying you into an american account, you may be able to get by with a visitor visa good for 3 months. If you do any work here you'll end up needing a National Insurance Number - which is essentially the same as a SSN in the states.

    To get the insurance number you need to prove that you are legally allowed to work in the UK - which you will not be able to do.

    Also if you don;t have an insurance number don't bother trying to open a bank account becasue you most likely won't be able to.

    But, if you are keeping all of your money in the states and just using cash for everything here it could work.

    Another thing is that most utilities do not accept checks really - they are all direct debit or electronic transfer so you will have to figure out a way to pay those people.

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