Things to do before and after moving to London | Tips for moving to the UK

Here are some tips if you're moving to London or the UK. 🇬🇧 I tried to link everything I mentioned below. ^^
// links
T5 Visa (the one I have) - www.gov.uk/youth-mobility
Digital phone number - sonetel.com/en
HSBC - www.hsbc.co.uk/international/...
Transferwise - wise.com/invite/u/65d7d7e
American express - www.americanexpress.com/globa...
↳ my preferred card: americanexpress.com/en-gb/ref...
National Insurance number: www.gov.uk/apply-national-ins...
Electoral roll: www.gov.uk/contact-electoral-...
Register for GP - www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/gps/h...
// connect with me
Instagram - / monicaxguan
// business inquiries
[e-mail]
// music
Goosetaf, anbuu - Windward (feat. Pandrezz) - thmatc.co/?l=06BA4FC9
Kissmykas - Chuah - thmatc.co/?l=7A208002
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:54 Visa
02:59 Job hunting
04:12 Accommodations
04:57 Banking
08:23 Sim card delivery
09:22 Things to bring
12:20 Local sim card
13:07 Internet
14:06 Biometric residence permit
14:29 National insurance number
15:25 Electoral roll registration
17:03 Register for a GP

[@bubblegumam4770]

The possibility to get a work visa that easily is not "almost a privilege", it is definitely a privilege. You're a lucky one ;) Speaking from experience of a person, who moved to different countries with a "third country" passport, all the bureaucracy you'd have to go through sucks the life out of you.

[@barborajezkova8393]

finally someone acknowleging that, it IS a privilege :(

[@veronicaj.3169]

Holy this video was SO helpful! Bless you!!

[@gordontang8938]

Awesome! From GTA as well and just had my biometrics appointment!Thanks for all your vids and info….been pausing and taking notes haha

[@danyell4029]

This video is so so so helpful! and after moving to Paris for a few months last year, I'd apply the general tips you made to just about any country in Europe especially for people living in the US and Canada. Thank you for making this!

[@jhavand]

this is so helpful!! thank you so much for doing this!!

[@angeliquereg]

thank you!! i'm looking to going to the UK for uni next year :)

[@L_D75]

Monica I came across your channel a couple of weeks ago and I am SO grateful! I am currently in the process of applying for a UK visa and your channel has been so extremely helpful in figuring out everything I need to get done! Thank you so so much for making these videos!

[@MonicaXGuan]

Thank you 💕 Good luck with your move!

[@mariel_lopez]

Great and helpful video!

[@ayenewday]

Oh yess about the makeup!! When I saw their two faced product prices in London I was like damn I thought it was expensive in Canada!! Thank you sooo much for this video xx

[@MrBrownnn696]

Thanks for the video

[@Eufrasiagnes]

this is super helpful!!!

[@brookn]

I'm planning a move from Toronto to London this summer and there are so many logistics to figure out, so these tips about figuring out the banking and sim card before the move are so helpful!

[@MonicaXGuan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lyshaw1911]

Planning to move to London from Canada as well and your video is so well done and helpful, thank you!!! Plus I also love Hourglass so thank-you, I will defs stock up! 😜

[@MonicaXGuan]

haha yes! I stocked up when I went back for the holidays 😅

[@nathanaelshing]

so informative 💯🤓

[@matthewwalker5430]

Just a side note in regards to your National Insurance Number - you will often be given a National Insurance Number as part of your Biometric Residence Permit. If you have been given one it will be printed on the back of your permit - it is a 9 digit code beginning with 2 letters, then 6 numbers and finally a letter at the end (either A, B, C or D). If you look at your Biometric Residence Permit and see that number printed on the back, this is YOUR number which you can use when you apply for work and so on. You DO NOT need to apply for a number on arrival if you already have one. I'm surprised Monica didn't have one already to be honest given that she had specifically applied for a Visa in order to work over here and had already sorted out her job, but I am not an expert on the matter so maybe you have to ask for it first or something. Maybe, because Monica continued her work with her Canadian company, having the National Insurance Number set up as part of her Biometric Residence Permit didn't happen, but I would ask about your NIN when you begin the process of getting your BRP done.

[@MonicaXGuan]

Unfortunately even though my T5 visa allows me to work, mine doesn't seem to have come with a NIN number 😕

[@ecab]

Hi Monica, thanks for the video! i am also from Canada (montreal) and planning my move to London so this is pretty useful. I would really like to hear about your experience with job hunting, and how you find working in London is different from Canada. :)

[@MonicaXGuan]

I'm still working for my Canadian company at the moment so don't have much experience at the moment 😅

[@lipkinasl]

Worth mentioning that only British or EU citizens or Commonwealth citizens with a valid UK visa can register on the electoral roll. In other words US citizens (except in Scotland or Wales) would not be able to register on the electoral roll.

[@MonicaXGuan]

Ohhh I didn’t know that! Thanks for pointing that out 🙏

[@catherinepitre3497]

For the Mac adapter, you could just buy a UK Mac cord instead. I think they're fairly inexpensive at the Apple store and might give you comfort re: your Macbook. I did this a few years ago as I had the same worry in terms of long term use with a converter, and it worked well!

[@MonicaXGuan]

That’s true! Haha I should get one 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@mileexiu2117]

I’m a big fan of you Monica ❤️

[@MonicaXGuan]

Aw thank you 💕

[@Lostmywtrbottle]

Yay!!! So cool

[@MonicaXGuan]

Lol hey Edward ;p

[@carlamorganamouramartinhor6737]

This video was super helpful. Did you feel like the amount of documents was overwhelming? Because just from watching i'm feeling terrified.

[@CaraGarcia1231]

This. was super helpful. I'm moving to London next month and I'm trying to find a list of things to prepare pre- and post-move!

[@MonicaXGuan]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your move! 🤗

[@stephenprice5882]

Very helpful video. Besides hsbc, do you know if any online banks can be linked up to utilities like Internet and whether these online bank accounts can be opened from abroad?

[@p.a.h8215]

Hi Monica, I'm curious about taxes will you be filing taxes to Canada as you would if you're a resident

[@elexisclause7184]

Hi, I texted the HSBC bank and asked them if I could make an appointment to open an account and if I could pay the $100 for the premier program to eventually make a uk account

[@Kayla-sj7yh]

Hey Monica! Does the youth mobility visa allow you to travel within other countries in Europe as well? I'm planning to move to London in June, but I'm curious to know if your specific visa allows you to visit other countries in EU!

[@MonicaXGuan]

Hey Kayla, yes so if you're Canadian, you can travel anywhere that allows canadians without a visa which I believe is most if not all of the EU. The visa is specially to allow you to work in the UK.

[@daniellee7963]

I'm looking into moving to the UK from Canada next year on the Tier 5 Visa! You mentioned you have three months from the time of your approval to enter the country. Other videos I've watched have said 6 months. I'm guessing maybe it has changed recently?

[@MonicaXGuan]

Hmmm ya maybe that changed recently. My visa had a 3 month window. It’s a sticker they add to your passport but you can renew just that sticker if you needed without reapplying for the visa.

[@faridarbai1117]

Hi Monica, very insightful videos about moving to London. By the way, how did you manage to survive without a NIN in place? As far as I know, lacking a NINo means that the emergency tax code would have been applied by your employer, resulting in 40-45% tax deduction. Did this happen to you?

[@MonicaXGuan]

Ohh I didn’t know that actually because I was working remotely for my company in Canada at the time. That’s why I wasn’t affected 😂

[@alemenjivar2328]

could u make a video on getting jobs in london as a canadian? your experience?

[@MonicaXGuan]

I'm still working for my Canadian company at the moment but maybe in the future!

[@krittikaghosh6812]

Monica doesn't your company sponsor a "skilled worker visa"?

[@MonicaXGuan]

Yes! that's what I'm getting now, they changed the name from `Tier 2 visa 😅

[@krittikaghosh6812]

@@MonicaXGuan Congratulations!

[@shaffshenton]

Me a British citizen watching this anyway 👀

[@qiarnab]

Your hair is gorge

[@MonicaXGuan]

Aw thank you 💕

[@st4rstuck]

Dentist?

[@goldenthang]

Nah lol