New to understand child benefit

gentlejuke · Post by **gentlejuke** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:56 pm

Can you please guide me as I am new to understand Child benefit.

My younger Baby is 2months 2 weeks now. We (Parents + elder baby[india born]) got ILR just 10 days before. Now, planning to register BC for new born through MN1 under section 1(3).

Can you please confirm or let me know if I am wrong from below -

1. Child benefit is only for new born baby?
2. We have to apply for within 3month of baby born? If so I am left with 2weeks only
3. My younder kid(3yrs) on ILR now, not eligible?
4. I work in IT company and wife dont work and look after our kids. Hope route is fine?
5. Do I need to send Baby birth registration document along with form?
6. Hope child benefit will not effect my kid MN1 that I am planning to submit in a week time?
7. Hope child benefit will not effect our(Parents+elder kid) BC to be done in next year.

Sorry, I thought go through all information available in HMRevenue site, but it is huge and I am left of days to submit application.

Please let me know if you are not clear with any from above?

adamboston · Post by **adamboston** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:37 pm

gentlejuke wrote:1. Child benefit is only for new born baby?

No any child up to 16 - Child Benefit payments usually stop when your child reaches 16, unless they are in education or training that counts for Child Benefit.

gentlejuke wrote:2. We have to apply for within 3month of baby born? If so I am left with 2weeks only

No such time limit (unless you are referring to 3 months backdating which doesn't apply in your case as you were granted ILR 10 days ago). Apply for both kids together. You will get Â£20.30 a week for your eldest child and Â£13.40 a week for the youngest one.

gentlejuke wrote:3. My younder kid(3yrs) on ILR now, not eligible?

Yes s/he is eligible too.

gentlejuke wrote:4. I work in IT company and wife dont work and look after our kids. Hope route is fine?

I don't see a problem.

gentlejuke wrote:5. Do I need to send Baby birth registration document along with form?

Yes - Birth certificates of both kids.

gentlejuke wrote:6. Hope child benefit will not effect my kid MN1 that I am planning to submit in a week time?

No

gentlejuke wrote:7. Hope child benefit will not effect our(Parents+elder kid) BC to be done in next year.

No

gentlejuke · Post by **gentlejuke** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:34 pm

Thanks you very much Adam.

May I know Original birth certificate required. if so, thinking to apply MN1 first as I need to apply Passport as soon as possible.

adamboston · Post by **adamboston** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:03 pm

gentlejuke wrote:Thanks you very much Adam.

May I know Original birth certificate required. if so, thinking to apply MN1 first as I need to apply Passport as soon as possible.

You are welcome gentlejuke.

Yes only the original birth certificates are accepted. I think you can ordercopies/duplicate of original birth certificate of your youngest child from your local register office.

gentlejuke · Post by **gentlejuke** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:42 pm

I am planning order for copy of my baby birth certificate through Directgov. I am planning 'British Passport + PCO' and 'Child Benefit' at same time.

In this scenario, is that fine to use a copy birth cert to Child Benefit for which I am going to order/request Direcgov??

Pls let me know.

boloney · Post by **boloney** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:47 pm

gentlejuke wrote:I am planning order for copy of my baby birth certificate through Directgov. I am planning 'British Passport + PCO' and 'Child Benefit' at same time.

In this scenario, is that fine to use a copy birth cert to Child Benefit for which I am going to order/request Direcgov??

Pls let me know.

For child benefit you can use short birth certificate, they gave you one at register office free of charge.

gentlejuke · Post by **gentlejuke** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:08 pm

Hi,

As part of filling child benefit applicaiton I have following queries.
Can you please help me on same?

My status - Wife, Elder Kid & I are in ILR (5yrs stay) and British passport applied for younger kid (got BC under sec 1(3)).

1. Do I need to send Passport for the child born abroad? I am bit worried in sending Passport through freepost to Washington.

2. Can you please sugest me from below context -
In next year, we (family) all get an eligibility to go for BC. However my wife dont have a plan to go for BC. In this scenario, can you suggest who can be the applicant (wife or me) to apply Childbenefit.
I think it can be anyone from us, since I am going for BC it would be easier if I become an applicant.

Pls suggest.

gentlejuke · Post by **gentlejuke** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:36 pm

Hi - Can any one reply on my below query -

1. May I know what are the original doucments to be sent? Do I need to send Original Passports of both Parents?

2. My wife wanted to be continue in ILR, so if I apply CB, does it affect my wife's ILR in any of circumstances?

Pls suggest.

boloney · Post by **boloney** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:14 pm

gentlejuke wrote:
2. My wife wanted to be continue in ILR, so if I apply CB, does it affect my wife's ILR in any of circumstances?

Pls suggest.

no

mharoon22 · Post by **mharoon22** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:10 am

gentlejuke · Post by **gentlejuke** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:22 am

Hi All - Thanks for your support.

My CB process is success -
1. CB paid to my bank mentioned in appl.
2. I have received my Original DOB certificated submitted with appl.

Thanks once again.

sensm · Post by **sensm** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:46 pm

Hi Adam & Forum,

4 weeks back me and my wife + childrens got ILR
can anyone of us claim child benifit for childrens?
does this has effect on our naturalisation as She was on dependent visa before ILR?
I just want to know if she put her name on application instead of me.

can we apply now or wait till 3 month period?

regards

sensm

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