Dear friends
Need your help please.
I am a British citizen now, and I got my ILR in March 2016. My wife and my daughter are still on Tier 1 General dependant visa and they will qualify for ILR in Oct 2019.
I have been claiming Child benefit for my daughter from April 2016, after I got my ILR. Could you please confirm that I am eligible to claim child benefit after I got my ILR?
I am just looking at ILR page on Gov.uk for dependants and I noticed something which is bit confusing, see bold text below, please could you review below and let me know if I have violated anything.
"""Eligibility for partners
Your current visa must be as a dependant on your partner’s tier 1, 2 or 5 visa.
If you got your current visa as your partner’s dependant after they settled in the UK, you must apply as the partner of a settled person instead.
You must also have been living with your partner in the UK for at least:
2 years if you applied for your current visa before 9 July 2012
5 years if you applied for your current visa on or after 9 July 2012
When you apply for settlement, you and your partner must:
be living together in your own accommodation
not be using public funds""""
Please could anyone respond ASAP. I remember seeing quite a few posts on this forum in the past where it was mentioned you can claim benefits as soon as one person gets ILR in a family.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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