Guess what I have :!: I have a NINo, thanks to our MP. It should have come Special Delivery complete with a Brass Band and Twirling Batons :D We have moved to the country and I am so much more relaxed. I have a life to get on with....and a rescue dog to find.....and a bungalow to decorate and paint ...
Today I received a letter from Job Centre Plus. I have an appointment for a identity interview on Monday morning. I have our MP to thank for pestering DWP ruthlessly as they were continuing to ignore me. I also received a letter from Carers Allowance saying they have established that I am entitled ...
Hi there, So sorry to take so long to get back. I returned home on Friday, September 27 to a flat that looked like pigs lived here. Took four days to clean up. The carers were very happy as now they could find clean clothing and bedding. I visited Kingston Job Centre Plus office on Tuesday, October ...
A wee question please. As I was given such a runaround when I tried to get a NINo earlier, my husband inquired as to how I was to go about it when I get home. He was told I merely walk into my local Job Centre and ask for an application. Ta-daa!! Is it really that simple or am I going to meet with ...
just an update: I will be going 'home' in a week. I have heard from Richmond Council who deny any responsibility beyond the callous letter from one of the reps...for which they throw out a halfhearted apology. I have requested copies of the written and telephone documentation he quotes. It is ...
I just received an email from our MP. He says that possibly when UKBA granted Discretionary Leave, they imposed certain restrictions that mean I am NOT entitled to public funds. He asked if he could call to ask them. I said yes, of course, please do. I re-read my letter from UKBA re: DLR. Under the ...
1) Should I be arranging to have my last name changed on my Canadian passport from maiden name to married name or should I leave it until after FLR(O)....or ??? UKBA has seen my marriage licence, knows I am married, used to correspond with me as Ms.....maiden name and now as Mrs...maiden name. 2) I ...
Queries re: questions on FLR(O) application Section 1 1.5 - maiden name as on passport and in 1.4 or married name 1.10 - Home Office Reference # UKBA reference # as on letter from them on November 1, 2010 re: Discretionary Leave? Section 2 This is confusing because the wording seems like partner ...
I'm trying to fill out an FLR(O) application and have some questions. Is it best for me to start another thread or continue here? Not sure how this works because we have certainly strayed a long way from my original query. Thank you. ...and thank you, Amber, for your encouragement. It is very ...
My Discretionary Leave expires November 1. I am in Canada at the moment. What will happen if I can't get back to the UK before November 1? I'm afraid I won't be able to make the journey and then deal with the mess back there. I have contacted a legal aid Law firm to get some help. They don't even ...
No, that's right. I was receiving Provincial Disability Benefits (beginning in 1993 when I left first marriage until 2010 when Old Age Pension kicked in). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder...too many beatings in childhood and abuse in marriage, can't hold down a job, must painstakingly plan my route to ...
sorry, a worrisome question.... Since Richmond Council said I must leave and not return in order for my husband to receive Benefits, we thought it was over for me in the UK. When I arrived in Canada, in order to survive financially, I applied for Medical Coverage and for Pension top-up (Guaranteed ...
Thank you. I'll print off FLR(O) and prepare myself in case we're not 'exceptional' enough. Much appreciated. My curiosity needs satisfying at least as to why DLR in the first place. I can't believe it was re: maintenance because when my FLR(M) was denied and we had to go through the tribunal, UKBA ...
Sorry, an adjustment from last post. Tried to contact UKBA to ask the questions...a colossal waste of time and energy!! I have contacted MP asking if he can ask Ombudsman to find answers for me. Hope that was the right approach. As for solicitor....asked for help to talk to Richmond Council to the ...
sorry, another question please. My first application was FLR(M). I was given DLR (I wish I knew why!) I have been reading the forums and the application form always mentioned to extend DLR seems to be FLR(O). This doesn't seem right to me in my case. FLR(M) - Application for extension to stay in the ...
Thank you. I found it difficult to believe that so many people could have looked at it and still missed such an important thing. I wish I had even remembered there was a letter and that it would have cleared up everything....my failing. I did, however point out to all of the people that only on the ...
I'm just trying to sort out exactly where everything went 'pear-shaped'. Everyone who has looked at my passport....Citizen's Advice lawyer, DWP and Richmond Council determined that I do not have recourse to Public Funds. It seems to me that the crux of the problem lies with UKBA. The letter that I ...
I think the issue was that UKBA got mad. The judge overturned their decision and we were going to pay for it. Sounds a little cynical, I know. I can say 'gob-smacked' so my English isn't too bad. :D Thank you for your kind words. I am a fighter and I am exhausted but now I will regain my breath and ...
It is discretionary leave. I just found the letter that came with the return of my passport. It was buried in the pile of UKBA papers. I kick myself for not finding it sooner. It is very clear that I must apply for an extension. Is this the usual procedure, to grant discretionary leave under the ...
DWP requested my passport 3 times... and photocopied it. Richmond Council requested and photocopied it twice. Both of them said I was not entitled to public funds....and neither was my husband! They both saw my passport and I did point out to them both that there was no reference to 'no recourse to ...
