Irish Meet and Greet
- NurSoc
- Oct 25, 2018
- 2 min read
Hey, I am Tommy/Tom/Tomo call me whatever you want! I am a final year Adult Nurse this will be my third year in the UK
A few weeks ago I decided to set up a mini lecture to integrate all the Irish students from all years of nursing. We had a mix of first to final years.
We spoke about all the things you need to complete as an international student when you move to the UK. If you need the list here it is!
National Insurance Number
Call 03456043719
Make an appointment
Jobcentre Plus, 18 Bernard St, Southampton SO14 2HP
Passport
PPSN – (Drugs scheme card, medical card, European insurance card etc.)
If you are planning on working over here alongside study, you will need to register with HMRC this is simple and online, to verify your Identity you will be asked to use a post office app. Look on the HMRC website https://www.signin.service.gov.uk/start
This is a simple way to sort it out, it has a step by step guide.
Banks
Barclays
Santander
*We didn’t get an overdraft but you may be able to as your year has a different dynamic to ours.
Letter of enrolment – Print off in the George Thomas (this ensures Uni stamp, some banks are quite particular,)
You will need proof of address i.e. letter of enrolment and halls bill, you can also change your Irish bank address online and send out a statement, this is a handy option
If you are transferring €’s to £’s use
https://transferwise.com/u/tommyt2
Use this link to save even more
*Saves money and time for transfer from Irish to UK bank
Mobile Network
GiffGaff is the cheapest similar to 48months in Ireland – Ensure you unlock your phone!
Dyslexia
Inform the University ASAP
Enabling services drop ins from 1-3pm Weekday – Pop in if you need it. My Tutor is also very involved in dyslexia at the Un and involved in research.
Michelle Cowen if you need her
Send off info etc. you will need an English bank account for this
Final Years
I also spoke about some of the options for the final years.
For those of you who want to add a top up on Mental Health, Children's and Midwifery or Adult. You can do this in 18 months. You need a 2.1 and have to apply via UCAS.
As we have studied in Southampton we can alter this and condense the course. I will update you as I get more information.
We also spoke about NQN jobs in Northern Ireland, The Republic or Ireland and the UK.
To download the PowerPoint follow this link
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MmRNy4IXT6IM1L1eJMB87VkYPEK30HcX?usp=sharing
If you do see me around shout at me if you need me I may look confused but I will help!
If you need me get me on any of these!
Final Year Adult Student Nurse
International Rep - NurSoc
email: tt3g16@soton.ac.uk
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