Cell Phones and Retaining Old Numbers

[ScarletWitch6x 62]

Hi there!

 

I am in this weird waiting stage where we have all of our documents sorted for the medical and interview but are now just waiting for the days to arrive. I am the USC. So I am looking at things for AOS and helping him adjust to his life here. 

 

Looking for any recommendations that anyone might have in regards to cell phones and retaining old cell numbers. My fiance is UK, and he mostly uses Whats App to communicate with friends/family and not text messages. I'm wondering if there is a way to help him keep his old UK number while not breaking the bank on cell phone plans. 

 

I have done some research on VOIPs and dual SIMs, but wasn't sure if anyone here had any advice or guidance on how they handled this. 

 

Thanks  

[powerpuff 6,697]

If he uses WhatsApp to communicate, then it doesn’t really matter what country’s phone number he has. He can also keep the WhatsApp number on his UK number while being on a US plan.

[ScarletWitch6x 62]

Okay - cool. I wasn't sure how that would work! 

[appleblossom 2,478]

I've kept my UK number, and have my US number too, both on the same cell phone (US number is an eSIM). Easy to do and important if he'll be keeping things like UK bank accounts or filing UK tax returns, as often they text a number for verification.