i am going by my own experiences. for a year my wife and i were together... it was not until we requested a nino that ukba "raided" us.
when you request a nino DWP (this is not tax credits, that is hmrc) will contact ukba to verify whether you have the right to reside. you can only obtain a valid nino if you have the right to reside and work/etc
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov. ... g_10014073
about baby... like i said, its better safe than sorry
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dual nationality for the child could be tricky... and mean the main tie to this country (your child) isnt so strong for them not to go with you (if you get me)...
benefits: ensure you always write a letter and tell them you have no recourse.
i claimed jsa as a single rate, and it effected my wifes FLR(M) appliation originally... i will have to find out the refusal letters but it sited reciept of public funds... not if a couples claim - you BOTH recieve the funds, even if paid to one of you (one of the moderators might be able to verify this too)
the problem is, ukba cannot deport you, but you cannot work / etc...
do you want those restrictions put on you and your family.
my wife has had this for almost four years now. - its not pleasant...
plus: if you plan to live here when your old... you wont be getting any NI contributions, so therefore no state pension - i hope you have a private one set up.
also, does your hubby work? - ensure his HB claim is only as a "single rate"... hb innitially put my claim as a couple rate when i needed to claim... this again is recourse to public funds.
same with council tax benefit...
if you live there, there is no reduction, but to claim full CTB is recourse to public funds.
like i said, it took my wife and i almost a year to sort tax credits out.
im not being nasty etc, but it REALLY WILL be easier to leave, and get a visa as a spouse, and then return... (mind, the 18,600 income that is needed by your hubby to sponsor you is high now, but there are routes around this, such as EEA movement - working in another country etc)
- we are looking at EEA2 application for my wife...
but honestly" SORT YOUR SITUATION OUT BEORE THEY COME AFTER YOU.... THE SOONER THE BETTER... PROLONG IT, AND IT WILL GO AGAINST YOU, EVEN A HUMAN RIGHTS APPEAL - OUR FIRST FLR(M) APPLICATION WAS A HUMAN RIGHTS APPEAL!
they said that my wife could go to indonesia, work there, i dont know indonesian (well, i do a little, but not excessive) so i couldnt work.
etc etc etc they said i could move to indo, it would cause no excessive disruption to family life.
we could communicate in the common language we communicate in currently (in england)
and even if my wife leaves the uk, it would cause no disruption to family life with modern communication (telephone and internet)
again, im not being nasty, its our experience...!
normalise your stay... seriously. you will be better off for it...
its not nice being told you cant work - even if you dont want to at the minute, some point in the future you will want to... money will get tight.