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How and when did you get your British citizenship? Are you sure your daughter is not a British citizen already?craig_m67 wrote:Thanks,
Our daughter was born October 2004 in Australia - she is 2 yrs old.
She has a severe disability (Cerebral Palsy)
She meets the criteria for DLA however we are concerned that applying for this may jeopardise her right to remain in the UK after the inital two year visa (as she will have had recourse to funds - DLA appears to be paid to the disabled person). As opposed to child benefit which is paid to the parent.
I do not profess to understand the mechanics of how DLA is claimed. However if you are the claimant then it is totally OK to claim DLA, in the same way as it is OK for you to claim Child Benefit.Will I bugger up her status or eligibility for the 2nd two year visa (ILR?)from now if i claim DLA on her behalf?
Your being a British citizen by descent rather than otherwise does not in any way affect your rights in the EU - they are the same as those of any other British citizen. (You don't have the 'right of abode' in other EU countries - this is in any case a British term and it implies an absolute right to enter and live in the country in question, but you do have the right to live in other EU (and EEA) countries as long as you are fulfilling the requirements of the relevant EU treaties, which includes working, studying and retiring there; I imagine that if you were living in another EU country and exercising treaty rights you would be able to claim benefits for your daughter on the same basis as a national of that country - someone else will know if that is wrong.)craig_m67 wrote:...my British passport identifies me as a British citizen, however this passport only has EU written on the cover. I am unsure of my EU status/rights - do I have right of abode (live/work/recourse to public funds) anywhere in the EU?
However he should not move elsewhere in the EU until he has obtained British citizenship for his daughter (and wife).Christophe wrote: Your being a British citizen by descent rather than otherwise does not in any way affect your rights in the EU - they are the same as those of any other British citizen.