Greenie wrote:sam2106 wrote:When parents over 65 yrs old apply for indefinite leave on the basis of one of their child who is present and settled in UK..what sort of benefits the get on their ILR:
> is work for them allowed? * esp if one parent is equal to or more than 65 yrs old of age, the other parent is much younger.
> do they have access to a GP like us and free hospital treatment and other NHS prescription charges for medicines will apply the same?
> can they have recourse to public funds like us? e.g job seekers allowance, income support, etc etc
What is exactly allowed and what are exactly excluded for their special ILR?
thanks.
Yes work is allowed however reliance on the ability of the relative to work in the UK in order to meet the maintenance requiremenets would not be advisable given that the point is that the relative is wholly or mainly financially dependent on the sponsor
Yes they would have access to the NHS
They do not have access to most benefits as the sponsor is required to sign a maintenance undertaking saying they will be responsible for the family member's maintenance and accomodation whilst they are in the UK. If the relative does claim disallowed benefits then these can be recovered from the sponsor. It is only once the relative been in the UK for 5 years/5 years after the undertaking was signed that full access to benefits is allowed.
See
Public funds page 23 and
undertakings
Thanks a lot for your answer greenie..
Thats fair enough. Yes I understand sponsor should maintain for their accomodation and living expenses as per the rule for how this sort of ILR application is granted, however it's good to know that they are free to work at their own will, e.g they are not legally prevented from taking employment..e.g a being on a student visa for example, some student are restricted to 20 hours, others 10 hours of employment, etc etc or a tier 2 ( general ) is not free to change employer without doing a a new tier 2 application etc etc..they wont have these sorts of restrictions on their ILR
I now see that NHS is not classed under public funds thanks for that...therefore it's good to know that they will have access to a GP and medicine the same price that I pay and I would not have to buy at exhorbitant private prescription prices or see expensive private doctors in the event they fall ill etc...
Any specific reference you have seen that those public funds restrictions are waived after a period of 5 years? are they not allowed to apply for naturalisation and citizenship after being on their ILR for a period of 1 year like us? thanks
Also,are there any special application form to apply for such ILR for them or is it done on form SET(O)..i am thinking SET(O) is not applicable as they would have to apply at British High Comission back home, also any idea how much this app cost for 2 parents?
If by the time of application , one parent is 65yrs old, the other is 55 years, only 2 children, 1 son in uk, 1 married daughter in Canada, no other close relatives who can financially and emotionally support them, they are totally realiable on me, do you think this situation satisfies all the requirements of rule 317, 318 and 319?
please let me know your thoughts
thanks a lot