http://www.petersluggage.com How to settle down in the UK, when you come from EU. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:19:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the most burning tasks when you arrive in the UK is to get PROOF OF ADDRESS. In the UK, it is not obvious to have personal ID with permanent address on it, such as in other european countries. Therefore, most of banks, governmental offices, employers as well as for ... http://www.petersluggage.com/2008/04/proof-of-address-how-to-get-it/ During the second week after my first (and sole) appointment in Barclays branch, the process was drawing to a close very noticeably. Just one particulary very simple problem occured - I did not receive any pin code for my internet banking. Therefore, I had to make a phonecall to helpline, ... http://www.petersluggage.com/2008/04/barclays-bank-account-update-1/ I was very pleased yesterday, when I came to one of bigger banks in the UK to my appointed meeting. Actually, I have been in the UK for just for 2 weeks, since I arrived from the Czech Republic (member of EU and EEA), with my personal aim to stay a ... http://www.petersluggage.com/2008/04/barclays-bank-account-how-to-get-standard-bank-account-in-the-uk/