When Maggie van der Bilt arrived in the UK on her Ancestry Visa in 2023, she felt swept into a whirlwind, with signs pointing every which way. With friends leading her to obsolete apps, and bombarded with confusing terms like “Share Code,” “MOT,” “NINo,” “DVLA,” “ULEZ,” and “Council tax”, settling in the UK proved a head-spinning, time-consuming, and stressful exercise.
The GOV.UK website, with around half a million scattered pages and notoriously confusing for a newcomer, had her going down multiple wrong paths. Although the GOV.UK app now under testing is making headway in simplifying processes, newcomers still need more than the app can provide.
That’s why Maggie wrote The UK Essentials Guide For Newcomers. More than another “welcome to Britain” pamphlet. It’s a roadmap that:
If you’re on a Skilled Worker, Spouse, Ancestry, Youth Mobility visa, or other long-term visa, the guide gives you all you need to be able to begin your journey in an easy-to-read, logical flow. Open a bank account in minutes, register with a GP before you really need one, get your child into school without frantic last-minute calls, drive legally from week one – and lots more.
UK ESSENTIALS GUIDE FOR NEWCOMERS is your clear,
clickable guide to settling in England fast. Get yours today!
