Proving you lived at an address from 5 years ago?

[Old Greg]

Going through the onboarding process of my first contract and they are asking for the most amount of info I've ever experienced. I thought the investment banks were bad, but this place wants proof of address for every place I've lived for the past 5 years. 5 years ago I was on a postgrad course that I left before finishing. I was living with a relative so the utilities weren't in my name and at the time I probably didn't even know what council tax even was. My stipend was untaxed since I was student, so no P60, but they don't accept that anyway. I can't seem to get a bank statement from back then either. The form says they only accept utility bills or bank statements.

Do I need to petition the researchers for Who Do You Think You Are? to help me out?

On one hand I'm a bit stressed out by this, but on the other I can't help but chuckle. Has anyone here ever had something fall through because you couldn't prove some requirement like this?

Did you have a bank account at that address? If so put in a subject access request to the bank, requesting your bank statements.

[wattaj]

Do you have access to a credit report; maybe a free one like Credit Karma?

It will list your known and associated addresses.

[PCTNN]

On one hand I'm a bit stressed out by this, but on the other I can't help but chuckle. Has anyone here ever had something fall through because you couldn't prove some requirement like this?

Yes, got something similar.

I applied for a role in government and after interview and offer stage they asked for 5 years of addresses. Since in those 5 years I spent more than 6 continuous months in Canada, they asked for a Canadian criminal record check. To get it I would have had to file a paper application to the royal canadian mounted police with attached fingerprints as well.

In my area there were only like 1-2 companies that could take paper fingerprints that were allowed to do so (I went to the police asking if they could do it but they said sod off, we can't do it but go to these companies).

I don't remember the exact number but the overall cost was something around 3-400 pounds, asked the company if they were going to pay for it and that pretty much ended the conversation.

[TheDogsNads]

Yes, got something similar.

I applied for a role in government and after interview and offer stage they asked for 5 years of addresses. Since in those 5 years I spent more than 6 continuous months in Canada, they asked for a Canadian criminal record check. To get it I would have had to file a paper application to the royal canadian mounted police with attached fingerprints as well.

In my area there were only like 1-2 companies that could take paper fingerprints that were allowed to do so (I went to the police asking if they could do it but they said sod off, we can't do it but go to these companies).

I don't remember the exact number but the overall cost was something around 3-400 pounds, asked the company if they were going to pay for it and that pretty much ended the conversation.

It's truely ludicrous, isnt it? I told one agency to shove a role with a bank once because they prevaricated over a passport picture. They said it was a jpeg not 'scanned'! Other agents insisting on a 'wet' signature on some contract documentation despite accepted a pdf'd type signature. Someone who hops on a dinghy to cross the Channel and land on a beach in broad daylight doesnt have to jump through as many hoops.

On a different tack, I fear for SWMBO when Im gone. Despite my pleadings, she wont change her paper driver's license for a photo one. She has no credit cards in her own name, partly because she wont get the said photo DL! As she has no cc's in her own name and photo id, she cannot be verified to use the Gov Gateway easily since she has no credit record!

[Old Greg]

It's truely ludicrous, isnt it? I told one agency to shove a role with a bank once because they prevaricated over a passport picture. They said it was a jpeg not 'scanned'! Other agents insisting on a 'wet' signature on some contract documentation despite accepted a pdf'd type signature. Someone who hops on a dinghy to cross the Channel and land on a beach in broad daylight doesnt have to jump through as many hoops.

On a different tack, I fear for SWMBO when Im gone. Despite my pleadings, she wont change her paper driver's license for a photo one. She has no credit cards in her own name, partly because she wont get the said photo DL! As she has no cc's in her own name and photo id, she cannot be verified to use the Gov Gateway easily since she has no credit record!

She's probably got a massive stash of cash and is slowly poisoning you.

[CynicalBroccoli]

Do you have access to a credit report; maybe a free one like Credit Karma?

It will list your known and associated addresses.

This could be a good one, I just need to check they'll accept it. I sent off what I have, so it's in the lap of the gods now. I'll see what they come back with.

[northernladuk]

Rearden Metal, Bona Fide...

[Old Greg]

Rearden Metal, Bona Fide...

#fog

[Old Greg]

Rearden Metal

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[WTFH]

No he's not.