sacking off AOS and moving back to England

[StillThePrettiest 3]

I worked on a temporary NIN for almost two years; no one even asked; filed tax returns, changed jobs, the lot... it was a bit stupid and lazy of me not to get a permanent one earlier, but I'd been told it didn't make any difference (and certainly that was my experience; it didn't seem to)

finally got the real one last year, and that wasn't a hassle either... I'm always hesitant to say I'm SURE about anything but that 'no temporary NINs anymore' sounds like poppycock to me

[Kez/JWolf 6]

I worked on a temporary NIN for almost two years; no one even asked; filed tax returns, changed jobs, the lot... it was a bit stupid and lazy of me not to get a permanent one earlier, but I'd been told it didn't make any difference (and certainly that was my experience; it didn't seem to)

finally got the real one last year, and that wasn't a hassle either... I'm always hesitant to say I'm SURE about anything but that 'no temporary NINs anymore' sounds like poppycock to me

You may think its poppycock but that was the lastest information that was issued by the DWP in 2005... all temp NINO's were made up of letters and your date of birth... now all NINO are issued from a central computer system and it will not allow the input of random numbers....

As for working without a NINO you may well be able to do it but the employer is not ment to employ you without it.... having a NINO or not will not affect the tax you pay... unless you have a P45 then any new employer will deduct tax at the emergency rate until the tax office tells them via a P86 what you tax code is...

Kez

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

I moved here from Irelandin 2005, got a proper NI number, and for some reason (mix up with P45's) was given a temporary NI number in 2006 when I started with a new employer. It was issued in Feb 2006, and it wasn't sorted out until April 2006.

In any case, employers are usually understanding about a NI number that's on the way.