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 ...

I think it is reasonable to assume that in 9 years a lot might have changed.

That is, all posts in this topic made in 2006 should not be relied upon as helpful now.

So just post your question in this topic.

Can I apply through ILR instead of EEA route? Unfortunately, no, you are on the EEA route and need to make your application using the EEA route, so PR it is. Do appreciate that EEA documentation, such as Residence Card or PR, does not actually give you any rights. It merely confirms that you have t...

What you should do would depend upon the reason for rejection. For example there is an absolute requirement ... no UKBA discretion permitted .... for the applicant to be physically present in the UK at the start of their qualifying period. That period starts five years (less one day) before UKBA rec...

My reason for believing the latter is because I have been told several times by the customer service that my wife cannot apply for a spouse visa under UK immigration law because my PR was acquired under EU law. That is utter rubbish. How a person acquired their Settled Status is irrelevant. Clearly...

As regards your current wife you say :-

She is now living with me in the UK on a Student Visa.

What is the expiry date printed on her current visa?

I think the answer is given by :- http://goo.gl/khFyrf You will see that is a long and quite detailed document. Go to page 33 of 45. Near the bottom of that page you will read :- Applicants may also have difficulty providing evidence to cover a continuous five-year period when they are applying for ...

You will encounter difficulties and severe delays if no NI number is quoted for her. Accordingly if she is able to get a NI number then I suggest she does that without delay. Any particular reason why she will struggle to get a NI number? Wanting to claim benefits is a good reason for getting a NI n...

Any particular reason why she has not applied for a NI number? That would be the easy thing to do, see :-

https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number

Presumably she has the right to live and work in the UK?

My boyfriend has applied for naturalisation since 9 May 2014 and he hasn't received the answer for the passport yet :( they just saying wait Now we have a baby and we want to apply for her british passport. That is a huge delay and ordinarily I would say that he should contact the MP for the area i...

John am not disputing you and that is why i told him not to worry, but is a situation have find myself once, and i was not allow to do the course because they said is public fund and since am not entitled to any benefit, then i can't do it. The regulations are complicated. Did they actually say you...

Is government funding so is public fund, some school will not allow her to do it, but i don't think home office will know expect you tell them, because the ones they will be able to trace are the public funds you provide your NI no for. No, no, no! it is absolutely wrong to think "Is government fun...

Now that you have ILR you are entitled to claim any benefits that your circumstances dictate you are entitled to. As regards Housing Benefit and also Council Tax Benefit, make your wife's immigration status clear to the Council. However with children in the house her status should make no difference...

As "as one parent earns more than 50K" I think it is clear that there is no entitlement to Tax Credits.

But anyone can get a good idea of possible entitlement to Tax Credits. Just use the Tax Credits Calculator :-

https://www.gov.uk/tax-credits-calculator

-: on the HMRC website.

do we have to declare that she earns more than 50K and pay the tax charge ?

Yes! If you claim then it will need to be handed back in extra tax.

Savings and capital don't count for the Tax Credits benefits. It's your salary that counts. Not quite the whole story. Clearly you have to be working sufficient hours to claim Working Tax Credits. And whilst capital, in itself, is not relevant to the calculation of WTC, all of your income is being ...

Now you have ILR, no problem you claiming any benefits that your circumstances dictate you are entitled to.

Any such claim will have no impact upon any Citizenship application.

No, the WRS only applied to those employed, not those self-employed. So you commenced to exercise Treaty Rights as soon as you landed in the UK.

I think you should wait until Monday 23.03.15 before applying. Why? Because in the absence of your spouse in the UK, I cannot see how you were exercising Treaty Rights in the UK prior to 22.03.10.

problem is he travels a lot because of his job and he is in Turkey now

If he is legally resident in Turkey, and not just visiting there, his visa application can be made in Turkey.