Hi, can you help please. I have been asked to find out this. The facts are a child was born in the UK, in 2010, and at that time neither parent had British Citizenship nor settled status. Child now aged 10. Now father has ILR, and sometime next year will apply for Naturalisation as British. He still...

Although Universal Credit will be fully rolled out in jobcentres by September 2018, moving people on existing benefits to the new system will only begin in July 2019 and be finished by March 2022. That no doubt explains why the commercial radio stations are currently full of adverts, imploring peop...

Although Universal Credit is now within the definition of Public Funds, those all important paragraphs 6A to 6C remain unchanged. To save you digging them out, here they are :- 6A. For the purpose of these Rules, a person (P) is not to be regarded as having (or potentially having) recourse to public...

jamshaid you need to appreciate that Child Benefit is never claimed by the child!

It is claimed by an adult and if that adult has ILR, for example, claiming the Child Benefit is not a problem.

Maternity Allowance is not within the definition of Public Funds, so no harm in claiming that.

The link already provided :-

https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-c ... sh-citizen

-: do not ignore the requirements detailed towards the bottom of that webpage.

It is absolutely not as simple as just being in the UK for at least three years.

Does my child born in another country automatically become british two after I became british

If born before you became British, no. If born after you became British, yes.

It is as simple as this. The question is, are you married to a British Citzen? The answer, very unfortunately, is no.

Accordingly the qualifying period is five years, and you need to have had your ILR for at least one year.

Hi, time outside the UK not excessive. So I think you should plan to submit your application shortly after the 1st anniversary of the grant of your ILR on 12.10.16. Given you were outside the UK "05 Dec 2012 to 22 Feb 2013 ", certainly do not submit the application during the period "05 Dec 2017 to ...

Sorry to hear about your loss. But it follows that you are no longer married to a British Citizen, and accordingly you need to have held ILR for at least one year before making your Naturalisation application. When you make your Naturalisation application, do make sure that you pass all the other ru...

According to :-

https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension

-:

You’ll usually need 10 qualifying years to get any new State Pension.

On this webpage :-

https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/eligibility

-: it gives more detail.

Im from eea and my partner is pakistani

Are the two of you married? That is, legally married?

If not married then how long have the two of you lived together?

Have a look at :- https://www.gov.uk/english-language/exemptions -: where it says :- 2. Who doesn't need to prove their knowledge of English You don’t need to prove your knowledge of English if you’re: aged 65 or over unable to, because of a long-term physical or mental condition You must provide a ...

The new section now exists!

Any problems? Such as lack of rights as a Moderator, do let me know.

I suspect that a number of existing topics should now be moved into the new section.

How long will the threads remain accessible? To emphasise what I said before, discussions about the restriction to EU freedom of movement will be just as applicable one month after a vote to remain in the EU as they are one month before. Deleting them in the week after the referendum would not be a...

OK, unless anyone comes up for a reason or argument against, I shall create that new section tomorrow.

Would it make sense if we created a new section of this board, dealing just with the implications, or possible implications, arising from the EU Referendum? I think we have done this in the past, just before a General Election, and following the election that section was deleted. Shall we do the sam...

It is a great shame that UKBA cannot actually give correct guidance. The booklet correctly talks about a "qualifying period" but incorrectly interprets the legislation concerning that. I reiterate, there is no particular requirement to live in the UK for all of the qualifying period, but there are r...

If the husband will cooperate (so that she can apply as a spouse), it will require proof of 3 years residency in UK. 3 years residency? Not quite right, but it might be academic in this case. The requirement is to has been physically in the UK exactly three years before the form AN is submitted, an...

Maistone252, you are right, neither Malaysia nor Singapore has a Social Security agreement with the UK.

However I think it was worth checking this aspect.

Maistone252, can you say what is the nationaliy of you and your spouse?

Also, prior to coming to the UK, if either of you worked in another country, not that of your nationality, please give details.

As I have said a number of times before on this board, the form is badly designed. It asks a very specific question about whether Public Funds are being claimed, and then lists a number of benefits that may or may not be within the definition. Hmmm! Let's just recap, firstly the Introduction part of...

2. No, it won't affect her spouse visa if you claim in joint names

Absolutely correct, and more.

For one of a couple to claim Child Credits in their sole name could amount to benefit fraud. And that could have an impact upon a future visa application.

You will remain married to your spouse until the Decree Absolute is issued.

The issuing of a divorce petition does not in itself change your status.

Well no, see this page from the HMRC Manuals :- http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/ccmmanual/ccm18040.htm So an eight-week limit on the child being outside the UK, and your children have been outisde the UK, indeed outside the EEA, for well in excess of eight weeks. The provision is effectively used by ...