thanks for the responses.

two more questions - if i apply for a visa extension on my own, can my dependant husband continue working while my application is being decided? or, alternatively, can my dependant husband apply for an extension so he can keep working?

thanks again

P

I completely agree - I know my work wouldn't want to be paying me while I'm technically illegal, and my husband's school will be the same. I will have to keep looking for options. Just to confirm, once the application has been sent off you are entitled to keep working until you hear back, or is it o...

Thanks so much for your response Lucapooka. Good idea to make an application and then withdraw it - my only reservation being the cost of making the application, as this is what I am trying to avoid. I think I need to pay upfront for visa extensions so will have to try and figure out a way around sp...

Not necessarily the most accurately worded subject heading, but my issue is this: I am here, with my husband and 2 children, on a Tier 2 visa - my visa and my husband is a dependent. This visa runs out on 8 July 2012. My husband is a teacher and wants to teach until the end of the school year so tha...

Can someone please confirm whether the Government-funded free early learning for 3 & 4 year olds is considered "public funds" and therefore those of us under the restriction of "no recourse to public funds" are prevented from taking advantage of this?

many thanks

nell.