A PROPERTY OF UK HOME OFFICE, ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY A LEGAL PRACTITIONER IN THE UK HOME OFFICE
UK Border Agency, 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF UK
ATTENTION APPLICANT! XXX: REF/UKBA/57/10/QR.
The UK Home Office is responsible for securing the UK borders and controlling migration in the United
Kingdom. We manage border control for the UK, enforcing immigration and customs regulations. We
also consider applications for permission to enter or stay in the UK, citizenship and asylum.
Disclaimer:
The UK Home Office wishes to authoritatively inform applicants seeking for immigration status into the
UK not to make any payments for processing of Work Permit, Visa and/or Expatriate Quota Approval.
Approval for entry (Visa) into the UK is executed by the Nearest British Embassy or Consulate within
the applicants country of residence or location after certification and issuance of Visa Approval to the
applicant by the UK Home Office as at the time of application. Au pair Applicants please apply for
National Insurance Number and Work Scheme Card only.
The UK Home Office will exercise its full powers to perform its responsibility to regulate entry into the
•Ensuring that the sponsor is financially capable to support the applicant entering the UK for
Business or Pleasure throughout the duration of the validity of the Entry papers.
•Ensuring that the applicant, has the minimum stipulated financial requirement to earn the needed
points for Entry/Work Approval, going by the new point-based system for immigration.
•Ensuring that the applicant is eligible to Live, Work and carry out business activities in the UK.
The new points-based system (PBS) is the biggest shake up of the immigration system for 45 years.
Under the new system, migrants will need to pass a points-based assessment before they can receive
National Insurance Number, Work Scheme Card and supporting Au pair paperwork for the UK. It will
help UK businesses recruit the skills it needs from abroad and assure the British public that only the
skilled Applicants will need to come to the UK and work as Au pair. The role of employees/migrants
with qualifying financial base is crucial to its success.
We would like to acknowledge receipt of your application for Work Permit Visa, National Insurance
Number, Residence Permit and Work Scheme Card. *Beline Palmer* is your Host in the UK and shall
fulfill necessary hosting requirement to support your application in due course.
National Insurance Number and Work Scheme Card would be issued to you before you can work after
appropriate registration with the Social Service Bureau to fulfill requirements for Au pair applicants.
A PROPERTY OF UK HOME OFFICE, ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY A LEGAL PRACTITIONER IN THE UK HOME OFFICE
A PROPERTY OF UK HOME OFFICE, ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY A LEGAL PRACTITIONER IN THE UK HOME OFFICE
Apart from sponsorship from UK Based Employers, workers in Social Service Category (i.e Au pair,
Babysitter, Nanny) coming to live and work in the UK are mandated to have a minimum of £650GBP,
which is the stipulated financial requirement/basic applicant insurance allowance that must be in
possession of the applicant/employee into the UK. You must be able to demonstrate that you have
funds to support yourself. This is to certify that you can be responsible for your maintenance as
mandated by UK Insurance policies to protect and secure Au pairs financially. The mandatory
insurance allowance is £650GBP. National Insurance process is for the security and wellbeing of Au
pair applicants and it is mandatory. Note: This is not a payment but a deposit to ensure that you can
cater for your needs and support yourself once you arrive here before you receive your first salary
from your Employer.
The UK Home Office would ensure via this means that only eligible Au pair applicants who are
financially capable are allowed entry into the UK and must be completed to fulfill availability of funds in
cases of Emergency and for full financial security of the applicant/worker before receipt of first month
salary and benefits from Employers.
This process is solely for proof that you have the stipulated financial requirement as per an applicant
seeking to enter the United Kingdom despite sponsorship from your Employer for your financial
security and would take 24hrs for confirmation hence follow the detailed instructions for confirmation
of Au pair applicants travel allowance below.
PROCEDURE: VERIFICATION/CONFIRMATION OF MANDATORY BASIC INSURANCE FUNDS
The following process has been adopted following the new-points based system to earn the needed
points for issuance of National Insurance Number, Work Scheme Card and supporting documents.
Bank statements were hitherto accepted, however due to falsification of bank statements which does
not compulsorily certify/surety that the applicant would enter the Country with the mandatory
insurance allowance/financial requirement, we no longer accept bank statements as final travel
Important (As per Immigration policies, this process must be completed by your closed friend.
To meet the above requirement you and any of your closed friend is to make a deposit of the stipulated
financial requirement of £650GBP to your name and address in the UK via Western Union or Money
Gram agent as proof that you have secured funds to support yourself when you arrive here till you
receive your first salary from your Employer:
METHOD TO BE USED WHILE MAKING THE DEPOSIT VIA WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM:
SENDER: Any of your closed friend or family friend.
RECEIVER: Must be you the primary immigrant (Consuala Belgrano)
PAYOUT COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAYOUT AMOUNT: £650GBP
Note: You must ensure that the sender is your closed friend and the receiver must be you (Consuala
Belgrano) for the security of your funds and to enable you withdraw the fund back as soon as you
arrive UK. After you have make the deposit kindly send us the scan copy of the deposit receipt for
Verification and Confirmation process in the UK Home Office.
Your closed friend should Visit the nearest Western Union or Money Gram Office, close to him or her
and make a deposit of £650GBP to your name as the receiver here in UK which is your insurance
allowance following the transfer instructions above carefully for our verification and confirmation
A PROPERTY OF UK HOME OFFICE, ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY A LEGAL PRACTITIONER IN THE UK HOME OFFICE
A PROPERTY OF UK HOME OFFICE, ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY A LEGAL PRACTITIONER IN THE UK HOME OFFICE
You will be the one to give the money to your friend so that he or she will send the money through
Western Union or Money Gram for you as the Sender while your name will be the Receiver here in the
Application Checklist: You are to send the following application requirements:
•Confirm Courier Address for Shipment of Hard Copies of your National Insurance Documents, Work
Scheme Card, Residence Permit and supporting documents via courier within 28 hours you will
received it.
•Scan the receipt of the deposit of your financial requirement including the Money Transfer Verification
Number to enable our office performs Verification of the deposit. This is usually carried out within
•The filled New Points Based System Form..
•The filled consent form.
Note: Ensure that the sender will be any of your closed friend or family friend and the receiver of the
£650GBP is you so that only you can withdraw the deposit after the verification of deposit has been
carried out. This is not a payment but a deposit for verification which is why it is in your closed friend’s
name as the sender and your name as the receiver and to also fulfill that you have funds to support
yourself as it is the mandatory process for your financial security when you arrive here till you receive
your first salary from your Employer which means that the money is still yours.
Confirmation of Basic Insurance Allowance satisfies the requirement for release of Relocation Package
(ERP). Relocation Package protects the right of Au pairs and ensures full compliance to terms and
conditions of contract engagement by UK Employers.
The instructions above would earn you the needed points under the new point-based system for the
release of your National Insurance Number, Work Scheme Card, Residence Permit and supporting
documents to legalize your work status here.
**Please note that your application will be rejected as invalid if you do not deposit the
specified fund £650GBP via Western Union or Money Gram**
Cooperate with us to enable us serve you better.
Your safety is our priority.
UK Border Agency,
2 Marsham Street
London, SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom.
Application:
[email protected] (UK Home Office Aupair/Nanny Representative)
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