DLA is a public fund, as such your child must not be subject to immigration control eg their BRP must not say “no recourse to public funds”. In terms of child benefit, it’s potential that you claiming child benefit could breach the child’s no recourse to public funds restriction, as public funds are...
Settled status is indefinite leave to enter/remain. Pre-settled status is limited leave to remain under the EU settlement scheme. Benefit entitlement depends on (a) your immigration status and (b) eligibility conditions for the specific benefit.
Why are you not eligible? It shouldn’t be approved if you are subject to immigration control. You can contact HMRC child benefit helpline on 0300 200 3100 to withdraw a claim.
You should obtain an official copy of your naturalisation certificate for future, that is what proves you’re British, there is a fee (£400) see - https://www.gov.uk/get-replacement-citizenship-certificate It does not make sense that I have to pay to get it again because Passport office didn't retur...
That template says, where applicable, so you can include it, for example, it may be applicable if you were a registered offender who needs to report name changes to the police.
The referee form that requires completion by both referees for the online version is - https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... on_MN1.pdf you could email the link to them and they could complete it and scan/send back to you.
Here is an example of the email you should receive (remember to check junk/spam regularly): “Dear Sir/Madam, We are contacting you because your BRP will expire on 31 December 2024. To prove your immigration status after this date you will need to replace your BRP with an eVisa. The expiration of you...
Insofar as there are no additional public funds paid because of her presence, then no, it will not affect her application and she does not state she claims public funds.
All your reasons are about ignorance of the law, that doesn’t fit what the DWP would expect to see, it’s still worth a go. Remember that when you apply for an immigration application in time, your current leave continues, as is, under section 3(C) of the Immigration Act, so that one doesn’t really w...
When you can backdate You can only backdate your claim if you have a good reason - for example a close relative died or you were given wrong advice by the Jobcentre. You'll usually need to have looked for a job and been available for work from the day you want your JSA to start. If this wasn't poss...
Child benefit see - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/child-benefit/before-you-claim/check-if-you-can-get-child-benefit/ Universal Credit, see - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/before-you-apply/ New Style JSA, see - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/help...
Potentially child benefit see - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/child-benefit/before-you-claim/check-if-you-can-get-child-benefit/ Universal Credit is unlikely, unless high rent, see - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/before-you-apply/ Does anyone in the family ...
You can claim UC as you’re British, it should not effect your wife’s settlement insofar as no additional benefits are paid in respect of her, assuming you will not have other tenants on the tenancy but for you and your wife, that should be ok. Your older child, I assume has NRPF, there is a potentia...
As the children are subject to immigration control there is a risk that the Home Office could view public funds claimed for their presence could breach their restrictions. However, in practice I have never seen this happen and considering the legal duties to safeguard the welfare of children in any ...
If you are British/settled then it’s fine if you claim PIP and will not affect your spouse’s application. In fact, it’s an exception to the general financial requirement for a spouse visa.
Latest from Home Officer partnership briefing: In March-April 2024, the Home Office is running a small-scale ‘private beta’ launch by email invitation to a small number of BRP holders to help develop and ensure an optimal customer experience. Only BRP holders who receive an email invitation need to ...
The Immigration Law Practitioners Association Is reporting the following: From this month emails are being sent inviting holders of biometric residence permits to create a UKVI account. The Home Office are sending out the emails not personalised so they will read 'Dear Sir/Madam'. This may lead to p...
Immigration Fee increases expected: - The citizenship ceremony fee will increase from £80 to £130 on 10 April 2024. Other nationality fees related to amendments and entitlement of citizenship are increasing too. - The British passport fee goes up from 11 April 2024 as follows: - a standard online ap...
