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is legal aid public funds?

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is legal aid public funds?

Post by sahra » Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:00 pm

would claiming legal aid breach the conditions on a family visit visa of claiming public funds.

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Post by John » Sun Mar 14, 2010 2:39 pm

Legal aid is not within the definition of Public Funds, as in para 6 of the Immigration Rules.
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Re: is legal aid public funds?

Post by immigrationuk2009 » Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:07 am

sahra wrote:would claiming legal aid breach the conditions on a family visit visa of claiming public funds.

No not at all.


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Please always seek legal advise from OSIC consultant or immigration solicitor.These are my personal views gain through experience or study.


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Post by carrotgrace » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:57 am

The Legal Services Commission (LSC) directly funds legal services for eligible clients. Organisations with a contract with the LSC have been able to provide advice or representation funded by the LSC. In family law, only specialist firms are funded to do the work.

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