Originally Posted by Daniel1

Thanks!

Unfortunately I do not have work yet in Scotland--I am moving to be with a Scot and so will be searching for work upon arrival--so hopefully it will work out anyway with the bank account... argh.

The sim/pay as you go option I guess is indeed my only option for now when it comes to phones, but what about BT and internet, since both require credit/address history? Argh!

The Directgov link is only for England but I found the form I need to use mail in to get myself on the electoral roll. Annoying though--the next update is only in December meaning the earliest I will show up on it is in January! that seems ridiculous.

Any idea about the NI number?

Must admit all this seems quite frustrating at this point, but I am sure it will all fall into place...