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Migrant Workers: National Insurance

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81542

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department checks that National Insurance numbers associated with visa-holders cease being associated with tax payments at the expiry of work visas.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The National Insurance (NI) number is a reference number for the administration of National Insurance and social security, and is used more widely in tax administration. The NI number does not expire or cease being associated with an individual if their visa expires.

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