Moving to the UK

onomatopoeia99

If you are living here you must register for the electoral roll so you can vote (in local elections and EU parliament elections, at least for couple more years ). This is a legal requirement (to register, voting itself is optional). You can opt out of appearing on the public register. If you aren't on the public register then the only way to find your name is to go inspect the full register at the council offices in person. Your ex would have to already know where you live to go to the right council (there are hundreds) and I think the full register can only be inspected by those with a legitimate interest.

If your boyfriend lives alone and gets singe occupancy discount on his council tax, then the council will need to be told you have moved in so he isn't claiming it fraudulently after you move in.

mademoiselle_2

If you do complete details for the electoral roll, there is ALWAYS the option to state that you do not want your details appearing on the public, searchable version of the data.

You can select this option at any time - online, in writing, or by email. So please don't worry about your home address being made public.

theoretica

The way that your address might become available to the public is through the electoral register - even if you opt out of the open one. If you can prove the abuse, such as through police reports, I believe there are ways around this.

JessieEarl

My boyfriend has his own place. So he will have to pay the council more tax because of me?

So registering to vote, is it a case of going to the town hall my passport?

Proxima_Centauri

Can you register to vote in the UK if you are a Dutch citizen? I wouldn't have thought so?

We don't have a system whereby foreign nationals have to register (yet!). It's hard to pre-empt what will happen after we leave the EU for good.

With regard to being found, the best thing might be to stay off social media, and/or ask your friends not to mention on FaceBook (or wherever) that you're moving to the UK.

Angry_Bear

JessieEarl wrote: »

My boyfriend has his own place. So he will have to pay the council more tax because of me?

Yes. Well, sort of.
Somebody who lives alone can claim 25% discount on their council tax. If he is claiming that, he would have to stop once you move in (he would have to call them up and tell them he was no longer eligible).

So registering to vote, is it a case of going to the town hall my passport?

I don't know what's different for EU citizens (I know you can't vote in general elections, but can in local ones), but it might be as simple as registering with this link: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

DCFC79

This link explains about registering to vote

http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/who-can-register-to-vote

which is what has been mentioned.

Gigervamp

You might have to pay for healthcare, unless you are paying taxes and National Insurance contributions in the UK.
Click here for information from the NHS.

Click here for information from the UK government on moving to the UK.

Better to get your information from the official government website than from well meaning people who may give you incorrect information.

CIS

Angry_Bear wrote: »

Yes. Well, sort of.
Somebody who lives alone can claim 25% discount on their council tax. If he is claiming that, he would have to stop once you move in (he would have to call them up and tell them he was no longer eligible).

The OP would also become jointly liable for the council tax charge from when she became resident in the property.

Craig

Mojisola

helcat26 wrote: »

I do not think there would be a problem setting up a bank account as a foreign national but the system here is that you only have one main bank account that your wages go into.

I don't understand the bit in bold - I've always had more than one bank account.

It's very useful to have an account with more than one bank so that if one computer system crashes, you can still get money from a different one.