NHS TAX CREDIT AWARD

[textileweb]

I would like to apply for IRL in person or in Post in August 2010. I have following 2 questions


Q1. NHS TAX CREDIT CERTIFICATE IN WHICH ME AND MY WIFE WE BOTH ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE PRESCRIPTION AND DENTIST AND OPTICIAL TREATMENT AND EXAIMINATION. Does this will also effect IRL TOO

Q.2 While filling the applicaiton form SET M , if i should tick mark in boxes which benefits me and my wife are taking / or have taken in past like WTC & CTC & CB & health in pregnancy grant or i should leave them blank speically WTC & CTC

The list of whole documents i am maintaining as follows


1. My valid passport with valid Spouse Visa.
2. Utility Bills of Gas and Electricity under joint names {~2 years}
3. Water Bills of 1 years under joint names { ~1 year & in next year we move to other premises and we pay fix monthly amount to our landlord through direct debit as there is no separate water meter in new premises}
4. Landline line telephone bills at my name { ~ 2 years of previous & new land line number but some bills are missing }
5.Council Tax Bills under joint names {~2 years}
6. Joint Tenancy Agreement of new premises of ~1 year and and single tenancy agreement of previous residence but my name is also included in it as at that time i was not yet arrived in Britian}
7. Joint Bank statement with substantional savings {~ 2 years}.
8. Joint Working tax and Child tax credit award by HMRC {~ 2 yeas }
9. My wife's wage slips { 2 years }
10. Form P60 of my wife { 2 years}
11.My wage slips { ~ 1 year}
12.My Form P 60 { 1 year }
13. Child benefit letters of our 2 British born children.
14. Letters from NHS under joint name for NHS TAX CREDIT AWARD (~2 years)
15. Letter from Manchester city council housing register department under Joint name
16.Other letters from HEALTHY START and Sure Start and Maternity Grant Departments at my wife name at same address
17.CRB letter and CRB at same address of me and my wife.
18. Child Trust fund statement/letter at my wife name of one child at same address
19. Child trust fund letter/statment at my name of other child at same address
20. Photograph album of me & my wife and our childrens
21. NHS CARD of my full house hold at same address.
22. Letters from local surgery at my name and my wife name at same address
23. My National Insurance numbet letter at my name at same address
24. Driving licnence of my wife at same addess
25. HM Revenue Correspondence letter at JOINT NAME for working tax and child tax credit
26. my employment contract at same address.
27. Birth certificate of my son in which my name is mentioned as INFORMANT PERSON
28. My JOB SEARCH AND INTERVIEW INVITATION LETTERS AND REPLY from different firms at same address
29. British passports of my wife, and children.
30. Life in UK Pass test certificate i passed this test in FEB 2010.

Looking forward for best reply

I thank u

[John]

A number of comments. Firstly, why all that evidence? Have you actually read the requirements, as stated on the SET(M) form?

As regards the first two questions :-

1. The items you mention, they are not within the definition of Public Funds, as in para 6 of the Immigration Rules. So no problem as regards the ILR application.
2. As regards HiPG, that is not within the definition of Public Funds, and UKBA are being very naughty even including it on the form. Admitting you receive the other benefits you mention will not cause a problem, given that the applicant is married to a British Citizen.

[mochyn]

Bearing in mind that each case is different, my wife was granted ILR on 4/3/10, only a few days ago.
We took as much documentation as possible to err on the side of safety.
The officer took both passports, the passport sized photos, bank statements and the Life in the UK certificate.
Process took less than an hour.
I think it is normal to stress out at the process of claiming ILR as it is a very important step in your life.We amassed plenty of documentation to present to the Home Office but was never even looked at

[textileweb]

i thank you so much Dear John |!!

[afshaan]

can i get the Health in pregnancy grant while on spouse visa married to british citizen without jeopardising my ILR that I'll be applying for in Aug 2010..?

it says on my visa 'no recourse to public funds'

[John]

afshaan, you need to appreciate that not every type of benefit is within the definition of Public Funds as in para 6 of the Immigration Rules.

Having made that clear I shall now talk of the incompetence of UKBA as regards this matter. That is, whilst forms such as the SET(M), which you will complete, mention HiPG, and indeed ESA, under the heading of Public Funds, the fact is that neither HiPG and ESA, both comparatively new benefits, have yet been added to the definition of Public Funds.

And just yesterday, in order to force home the sheer incompetence of UKBA in this matter, numerous changes to the Immigration Rules were announced. Indeed the change document has no less than 17 pages of detailed changes, but did they take the opportunity to add the two newish benefits to the definition of Public Funds? No!

As regards HiPG there is also another problem for UKBA, even if HiPG is added to the Public Funds definition, the Public Funds question on forms such as the SET(M) is in the present tense ...... are you receiving .... and not in the past tense .... have you received.

So whilst all the other benefits within the Public Funds definition are benefits paid for a continuing period ..... such as every week .... HiPG is paid as a one-off, well one-off per pregnancy. So unless it happens to be the case, when someone is filling in the form such as the SET(M) , that someone has just claimed, but not yet received, the answer to the present tense question as regards HiPG ..... are you receiving ..... is bound to be "no"!