these are the rules for child benefit

you are supposed to inform them of any residence changes etc

" the child is physically not in the UK. The mother claims child benefit. "

as far as i know, if the child is outside uk for more than 8 weeks, you
cant claim child benefit.

if found out, you would have pay back

hello,

I would like to check the fees for application for
naturalisation on Form AN , under the 5 year residence
rule.
as detailed in Master_Fees_Leaflet_Apr_2014.pdf

would it be 906 + 80 = £986

or is there something more to pay?

thanks for any useful comments

Are you a "dependent parent"?

ok, im not sure what you mean... it says
• a dependent child or parent
not
• a dependent child or dependant parent
is there difference?

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tsar555,

how did it all go???

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vinny wrote:

tanya_cz wrote:just a quick followup on this, do i use form FAMILY VISITOR (VAF1B NOV 2008) ???

What will I need to make my application?

thanks vinny, there are so many different forms etc

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hello,

i got visitor visas to come to uk and stay with partner as follows:
3 weeks
3 months
6 months
1 year

i now qualify for UMP visa for 2 years...
after another 2 years i get ILR visa

If you get married you can cut this a bit etc

hope this helps
T

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T

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