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by Doula1 » Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:10 pm
Hello John,
Apologies for giving insufficient information. I have been through a lot of the posts on the boards and I'm truly amazed by how much support is available on this forum.
Ok, to your question, my visa type is the FLR(M). My husband is a British citizen and so is my son. He called the UKBA and the lady he spoke to said I wasn't eligible to claim but my husband was. This was not what the HMRC told me when I called them and spoke to them about it. I remeber giving all my details and telling them what visa I was on etc...
I've made up my mind to pay back the money, but the HMRC say they have to contact their head office who will then get in touch with me. They also say they cannot comment on immigration status..well why didn't somebody say so at the time? It would also have helped if they had asked me to contact the Home Office.
Can anyone tell me how to get in touch with the Head office so I can get this over and done with, its caused me a whole lot of stress..for a paltry £190? I'd also like to know if anyone refunded and the slate was wiped clean ..so to speak. I wish I wasn't so sick when I was pregnant, maybe I would have carried out more checks. But hey, if wishes were horses eh....