national insurance card query

[Iraklis F.C.]

Guys when i was a student back oin the UK i was granted a NI card so as to work and to pay taxes etc. Its been a couple of years since i left and today i found the card in my old wallet...so i wonder what do i have to do with it? i totally forgot it and i wonder if i have to go through any cancelation process etc, throw it away?

 

[Coxyis]

I don't really know to be honest. I wouldn't have thought it will cause any harm to just keep hold of it? Presumably you aren't in the UK any more so you wont be paying UK tax or national insurance anyway?

 

[Iraklis F.C.]

no i am not anymore in the UK , its been more than 10 years since i left but i kept the card... i guess its a nice souvenir now?

 

[Coxyis]

Get it wall mounted

If its been ten years already, i deffinately wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure somebody better informed will be able to tell you though!

 

[Rroff]

Heh I wouldn't worry about it... mines broken into 20 pieces in my wallet lol.

 

[Iraklis F.C.]

i dont worry about the card, i just dont know if i had to do any paperwork before leaving. Probably not but just asking , you never know...

 

[Tute]

Heh I wouldn't worry about it... mines broken into 20 pieces in my wallet lol.

You carry it around?

Takes like 5 minutes to memorise the number, then I just chucked mine in my documents folder.

 

[Jokester]

As far as I'm aware that NI number is yours for life so you might as well keep the card in case you ever return to the UK.

 

[Iraklis F.C.]

ok , one last thing, keeping such a number doesnt mean i have to pay any annual tax or something similar, despite the fact i am not working anymore?
asking because taxation laws differ from country to country...

 

[Coxyis]

No, I highly doubt it. You are taxed when you hit a certain amount you have earned in the UK for that year. You aren't earning anything here anyways, doont worry