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Build My Plan

Your journey

Settling in, laid out as time.

Not categories — the order life actually happens in. Start where you are; everything ahead is already planned.

Week 1

Prove who you are, get money working, learn the ground rules.

Prove who you are: eVisa, share codes, NI number75 minOpen your first UK bank account45 minYour first 30 days in the UK120 min

Month 1

A doctor, a working home, and bills that run themselves.

Register with a GP and use the NHS60 minSet up and run your household bills75 minRent your first home without getting burned90 minCommunity resourcesFurniture and essentials from people who were new here too.

3 months

Income, protection from the scams that target newcomers, roots.

Get job-ready: NI, CV, right-to-work120 minSpot and dodge the scams that target newcomers60 minRegister to vote, prove your address, get connected45 min

6 months

Your rights, your credit file, your family, your head.

Know your rights at work (wage, payslip, contract)75 minBuild credit from zero60 minSchool places and childcare help75 minMental health support that's actually free45 min

Year 1 and beyond

From surviving to settled — the long game.

From surviving to settled: the 12-month view90 minYour paperwork system (what to keep, renew, never carry)60 minIf things go wrong: your emergency contacts map40 min

This journey becomes yours when you start it.

Answer a few calm questions and every stop on this timeline turns into your personal, ticked-off plan.

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