Cuppa10

Hi, I'm british and was born in london and left when i was 5 years old.
I'm now wanting to go back and live there for at least a few years.

I'm wondering what I need to worry about in terms of medical / getting a drivers license (I have none currently) and setting myself up over there.

I've got accommodation at my grandmothers house and I'm not sure if I need this but I have plenty of family in the UK if i need references or whatever?

Anyway, I assume that it's going to be hard for me to obtain a drivers license and bank accounts etc as I haven't lived there for ages.

I'm planning on coming back to England from Australia, if that makes any difference.

Bevm

Do you have a UK passport?

If you're entitled to an Australian driving licence, then get one to take back. You can use it for a while and it'll be easy to convert to a UK one.

If you have assets, I think you can open an HSBC account in Australia and then it'll be easy to open one in the UK.

Best I can do.

Bev

FlyergirlUK

Try starting here - you'll find a wealth of information on that site.

JAJ

You can move back with a British passport. But if you are not an Australian citizen, you may have problems returning to Australia a few years later.

NHS : you're eligible as soon as you take up residence.

Banking : as others have said, try HSBC, or open an account in the Isle of Man where they are more used to dealing with those outside the UK.

Driving licence : http://www.dvla.gov.uk

Cuppa10

Thanks guys I've mailed the [email protected]
We aim to reply to emails within 20 working days:

JAJ

And asked what?

Cuppa10

How long I need to live in the UK before I can get a license.

Cuppa10

Any idea what it takes to become a resident in GB?

I got this reply which is helpful and quite thorough, but I really dont know what it takes to be 'resident'.

I mean If i go over there for the purpose of living and not a short holiday and immediately live with my grandmother does that count as being resident immediately or is there some kind of time period to become resident.

(Although I realise as soon as i AM resident there is no time limit from that point.)

Mummy in the foothills

If you are a UKC and move back permanently, you are a resident as soon as you get there.
Theres been some talk of a residency test being asked by some hospitals for treatment, but if you move back, get a job, get a provisional license to learn to drive, get a bank account and onto the electoral role, you are living there right?

Cuppa10

Ah cool.. makes sense.

I thought there may have been a 180day period or something but maybe I'm thinking of tax or something.



Thanks for your help guys and girls. I appreciate it.