I've not actually received my goods yet, they were collected over a month ago and have yet to leave the uk so am not sure but as far as i'm aware you need at least the nie then you need to go to the hacienda and fill out a form to make it 'live'. They also give you some bar codes for the paperwork. You will need to queue at the police station around 7.30am to get the nie but will be done that day. The hacienda visit also only took half hour or so. Your shipping company this end should be able to advise you.
I had the same problem with conflicting info on the internet. Once your here it's much easier. There's only so much you can do in the uk!
The only thing i would say is get your childrens vaccination records from the GP as some schools require this.
Am not an expert by any means but happy to answer any questions you have, anything i can do to help having just been through it all!
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