Arrivals Checklist

Open Arms Checklist

A practical checklist for hosts upon guest arrival. The list below was created from experience in Maidenhead. We also a very useful checklist from   

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Week 1

• Allow your guests time to rest

• Collect a sim card

• Three offers a solution which can be collected from instore by showing a Ukrainian Passport. Vodafone offers a solution which we should soon have available for our guests.

• Collect £200 pp from Town Hall

• Set up a bank account

• Apply for a National Insurance number. To apply, click here

• Apply for universal credit once the bank account is opened. To apply, click here 

• Register at doctors and a dentist and apply for Coronavirus vaccinations

• Apply for a school place

• Arrange a welfare visit from the Council

• Direct your guests to the support available to them in the community

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Week 2

• Allow your guests time to rest

• Apply for an advantage card at the library

• Apply for a bus pass 

• Consider practicalities around school places etc (uniform, travel) 

• Apply for a biometric resident permit (BRP) to extend the period your guests can stay from 6 months to 3 years. To apply, click here

• Consider adding English subtitles when watching TV

SafePlaces Checklist

SafePlaces RBWM is another organisation that supports guests from Ukraine and their hosts. They have compiled a useful checklist that helps to implement some of the above and offers additional suggestions

• SafePlaces Checklist