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by Unwittingapplicant » Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:48 pm
I wanted to submit my naturalisation application tomorrow and realised that I ought to have notified HMRC to stop giving me child benefits for my daughter who has been abroad for over 12 weeks (I was entitled to child benefit prior to obtaining ILR under Public funds guidance v14 pg 21 of 62 Exception no.3 as she is a British citizen through her father). I think I will need to refund approx £412.50 (5 months) and am concerned that the HMRC's delay in processing my notification to enable me to refund the overpayment may reflect badly on my record once the caseworker starts to review and process my application (i.e. it may seem like I was deceptive and thus not pass good character judgement even though I notified them once I recognised the issue). I need advice on the two points below:
1. Should I include this in the "other information" section of the application form (i.e. should I state for transparency that I notified HMRC that my daughter is abroad and that HMRC is currently processing this so that I can refund any overpayment. Do they check the whereabouts of dependants you are claiming benefits for? Would they then ask me why my daughter is away with her British dad? She is away with him to allow me to prepare for my professional qualification).
2. I want to travel once I submit my application as I will have a Sabbatical break to prepare for the remaining bits of my professional qualification. Has anyone got any experience with travelling whilst their application is under consideration? My brother will receive any physical correspondence.
3. I have had a clean/straightforward immigration record. I have never overstayed, Icame as a student, then got Post study work visa and have had sponsorship for Tier 2 visas for two separate employers before I got my ILR early last year. Do you think the child benefit issue could jeopardise my application?
Any assistance will be much appreciated