PBS dependent NHS Surcharge

[rizzu155]

Situation - Main applicant is granted ILR recently and dependent is still serving probabtionary period in order to get ILR and dependent need one more extension (3 years) under PBS dependent to qualify ILR period.

Question - Does Dependent needs to pay for NHS surcharge whenever she apply for extension under PBS dependent category ?

Thanks in advance.

[vinny]

Yes.

[rizzu155]

Yes.

Thanks for the link. But it also states .

When you’ll need an IHS reference number
You still need to use the service to get an immigration health surcharge (IHS) reference number but you won’t need to pay if:

you’re applying for a Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa (or you’re their dependant).


I think my wife still would be consider Tier 2 Dependent (or PBS dependent is totally a different to Tier 2) Please clarify ?

[vinny]

Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) is different from Tier 2 (General), Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) and Tier 2 (Sportsperson).

Which category were you?

[rizzu155]

Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) is different from Tier 2 (General), Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) and Tier 2 (Sportsperson).

Which category were you?

Before ILR I was on Tier 2 ICT.

[rizzu155]

Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) is different from Tier 2 (General), Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) and Tier 2 (Sportsperson).

Which category were you?

Before ILR I was on Tier 2 ICT.

Hello Vinny - please clarify thanks

[CR001]

The surcharge is not applicable to a Tier 2 ICT dependent but you will still need to get them the IHS number.

[rizzu155]

The surcharge is not applicable to a Tier 2 ICT dependent but you will still need to get them the IHS number.

thank you.
so it's true even main applicant is granted ILR and dependents going to extend on PBS dependent route? sorry for double confirmation.

[CR001]

Should be yes.

[Petaltop]

Situation - Main applicant is granted ILR recently under 5 year route and both my dependents are still continuing with PBS dependent leave to remain until they qualify for ILR. Their Visa is getting expires on Oct 2015 and need to understand whether Dependents needs to pay for NHS surcharge whenever she apply for extension under PBS dependent category ? Please advise.

At moment Tier 2 ICTs and their dependants don't have to pay IHS but the new Immigration Taskforce is looking at applying the IHS to ICTs.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-a ... -committee

[Srivenkat]

Situation - Main applicant is granted ILR recently under 5 year route and both my dependents are still continuing with PBS dependent leave to remain until they qualify for ILR. Their Visa is getting expires on Oct 2015 and need to understand whether Dependents needs to pay for NHS surcharge whenever she apply for extension under PBS dependent category ? Please advise.

At moment Tier 2 ICTs and their dependants don't have to pay IHS but the new Immigration Taskforce is looking at applying the IHS to ICTs.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-a ... -committee

Hi , Thanks for your response...Can u please advise on the below as well

1) after loging to gov.uk for NHS surchage and its requesting to enter the details i hope need to provide my dependents detail with Visa route T2 PBS depedent and Visa type as T2 ICT Long term upto 3 years .
2) List of documents need to submit for PBS dependent Visa extension.

[Srivenkat]

Situation - Main applicant is granted ILR recently under 5 year route and both my dependents are still continuing with PBS dependent leave to remain until they qualify for ILR. Their Visa is getting expires on Oct 2015 and need to understand whether Dependents needs to pay for NHS surcharge whenever she apply for extension under PBS dependent category ? Please advise.

At moment Tier 2 ICTs and their dependants don't have to pay IHS but the new Immigration Taskforce is looking at applying the IHS to ICTs.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-a ... -committee

Hi Petaltop, Thanks for that...Just to double check, Main applicant is granted ILR recently under 5 year route and my dependent are with PBS dependent leave to remain...hope they no need to pay any NHS surchage while they going for PBS extension. Please advise

Can u please advise on the below as well

1) after loging to gov.uk for NHS surchage and its requesting to enter the details i hope need to provide my dependents detail with Visa route T2 PBS depedent and Visa type as T2 ICT Long term upto 3 years .
2) List of documents need to submit for PBS dependent Visa extension.

[Petaltop]

Situation - Main applicant is granted ILR recently under 5 year route and both my dependents are still continuing with PBS dependent leave to remain until they qualify for ILR. Their Visa is getting expires on Oct 2015 and need to understand whether Dependents needs to pay for NHS surcharge whenever she apply for extension under PBS dependent category ? Please advise.

At moment Tier 2 ICTs and their dependants don't have to pay IHS but the new Immigration Taskforce is looking at applying the IHS to ICTs.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-a ... -committee

Hi Petaltop, Thanks for that...Just to double check, Main applicant is granted ILR recently under 5 year route and my dependent are with PBS dependent leave to remain...hope they no need to pay any NHS surchage while they going for PBS extension. Please advise

The problem is that the British saying they will no longer give free healthcare to everyone on a visa, is fairly new. The law to change that came in last year and the NHS part of that immigration law only started in April this year.

At the moment a Tier 2 ICT dependant is still given free healthcare by the British and there is nothing mentioned (yet) about paying them paying the IHS when they extend their visa if the main applicant has ILR. That may change by the time your wife needs to extend her ICT dependant visa, or it may not. We just don't know.

The British are looking at making ICTs contribute too towards their healthcare from that link I already gave. If that comes in before your wife extends, then she will have to contribute towards her healthcare to be able to extend her visa.

Basically, nobody knows what will be the case in few months time when your wife needs to extend her visa because the IHS is very new.

[Srivenkat]

Hi all,

I am filling the dependent partner and dependent child application thru online, i yet to process the payment and not sure whether i need to download and send the completed application to any Postal address. Please advise

[checkpraveen]

I am on ICT long term staff migrant valid upto Jan 2017. My wife is on Tier 2 General and its valid upto 2020.

I will be switching my visa to her dependent and like to know if I need to pay the IHS fee or not.

Please let us know if anyone who has done this transfer recently and the kind of documentation needed.

[CR001]

I am on ICT long term staff migrant valid upto Jan 2017. My wife is on Tier 2 General and its valid upto 2020.

I will be switching my visa to her dependent and like to know if I need to pay the IHS fee or not.

Please let us know if anyone who has done this transfer recently and the kind of documentation needed.

Yes, you will have to pay the IHS fee if your switch to Tier 2 General dependent.

[rizzu155]

I am sorry for hijacking the old thread, but time came now to apply extension for my dependent (as I was granted ILR last year on Tier 2 ICT long term after continuous stay of 5 years). Can someone let me know what's the procedure for applying extension.. I assume it's PBS dependent online form ? appreciate if you provide link and document list as I couldn't find much details on gov.uk site.

[CR001]

That's strange, I found it quite easily with a Google search

https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-intracompany- ... ly-members

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... nt-partner

[rizzu155]

That's strange, I found it quite easily with a Google search

https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-intracompany- ... ly-members

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... nt-partner

So no offline application form is required ?

[CR001]

No

[rizzu155]

No

Cheers!

The document list required is not very clear, more focus is given to the maintenance fund.. apart from this I see residential proof and anything else ?

[CR001]

2 years of cohabitation documents in joint or individual names from 4/5 different sources.

[rizzu155]

2 years of cohabitation documents in joint or individual names from 4/5 different sources.

Marriage Certificate along with 1-2 recent utility bills (having both of us name) will not suffice ?

[CR001]

Besides passports, bank statements, payslips, marriage certificate, you also need to prove subsisting marriage. 2 years cohabitation documents, roughly a couple of items for ever 3 or 4 months.

[rizzu155]

Besides passports, bank statements, payslips, marriage certificate, you also need to prove subsisting marriage. 2 years cohabitation documents, roughly a couple of items for ever 3 or 4 months.

Ok thanks