RetireJapan

UK photo ID. Yes, I took the chance! There is a strong possibility I will retire spending 50-50 between UK and Japan in 3 years time when I hit 65. Both of my sons live and work in London… so, we (Japanese wife) should become more “UK resident” soon. I need to keep track of my voluntary pension paym...

Great news! Yes, I was stuck before because I only had the old green paper UK driving license. In the end, I applied for the new photo ID driving license online from Japan. I used my parents address in the UK which was printed on my 1982 old paper license. There was a box to tick to allow DVLC to us...

Hi All, update on my call to UK regarding login to Gateway. Well, I was told it would be impossible for me to login without ID check using any TWO of the 3 choices. I have the UK passport, but do not have a UK Photocard Driving License, just the old green paper type which is valid until I reach 70!....

Thanks for the info, I tried to login to UK Gateway. Yes it is updated. However it is only configured for the UK Photocard Driving License. As a Brit living in Japan for 30+ years I only have the green paper version. So, out of the 3 choices they offer, I only have the UK passport as proof of identi...