National Insurance Number
I have to apply for a national insurance number. I thought I would be able to use a temporary national insurance number for a couplf of weeks but obviously this is not the case as a friend of mine said I cannot be employed under such terms.
Apparently you need a permanent address in the UK in order to apply for the number. I haven't got a permanent address and will not have enough time to get one either (at least not the utility bill).
The HMRC did say if my employer could request an application form on my behalf from them, it wouldn't be required with the permanent address. But, the persons I have spoken to have made it pretty clear the company won't do it.
What should I do? Am I allowed to work on a temporary national insurance number until I am in the UK when I would be able to sort everything out?