John wrote:papasomto, you should not be claiming those benefits and the important thing now is that the claims are withdrawn as soon as possible.

thanks John, i will do that right away

Hi As a full student and subject to immigiration control with no recourse to public funds you should not have claimed these benefits, simply you are breaching the immigiration rules, you should stop all the benefits and try to return all the money to the HMRC before applyiong for an extension also ...

papasomto, what is the nationality of you and your wife? And if either of you worked in another country, apart from that of your nationality, before coming to the UK, please give details. Hi John, we are both Nigerians. we have not worked elsewhere apart from Nigeria. i heard the other comment a ...

help pls. we were encouraged by the health officer to apply for child and working tax benefit. i did eligibility test online at hmrc website and was told to apply-though we are under immigration control, we may be eligible. we applied and it was approved. our extension is due january, i have heard ...

hiya all, kindly help me out here. i ihave a wife and 2 kids, my student visa expires 31-1-2011. 1.how much do i need to have in my bank statement as maintenance funds when we are applying for extension in mid january so i could finish my dessertation? 2.how many days will the amount be constant-28 ...