If you're subject to 'immigration control'
You may not be able to get the Grant if you're subject to 'immigration control'. This means either one of the following:
the Home Office says you have permission to stay in the UK (known as ‘leave to enter or remain’) but this permission is given to you on the grounds that you don’t claim some benefits, tax credits or housing help paid by the UK government (known as ‘no recourse to public funds’)
you need permission to stay in the UK - again known as ‘leave to enter or remain’ - but you do not have it
If you are subject to immigration control you might still qualify for the Grant as long as one of the following applies:
you are a family member of someone who is from the UK or another EEA country
someone is sponsoring your stay in the UK
you come from Algeria, Morocco, San Marino, Tunisia or Turkey and you are legally working in the UK
you are a family member of someone from Algeria, Morocco, San Marino or Turkey who is legally working in the UK and you live with them
When you're not subject to 'immigration control'
You're not subject to immigration control if any of the following applies:
you’re a UK national
you’re from the EEA or Switzerland
you’ve claimed asylum and you have been told by the Home Office that you can stay in the UK as a refugee
the Home Office has told you that you are allowed to stay in the UK indefinitely – known as 'indefinite leave to remain'
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