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Child benefit-Tax credits EEA PR application
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 5:33 pm
by vulcan29
Hi, we are an Italian couple, having lived in the UK for 11 years and exercising our treaty rights for at least 6 years. We are going to apply for the EEA PR card (due to Brexit!). We have also two (British/Italian) children and we are claiming child benefit, and we did claim a bit of child tax credit a couple of years ago (no more now due to higher salary). I can see that now in the new form they include Child benefit and Tax credit to be reported. Do we need to report these, or are these only for the non-EU people who are applying for EEA PR when married to a EU citizen?
Thanks
Re: Child benefit-Tax credits EEA PR application
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 6:27 pm
by ohara
It's not actually necessary to complete that section at all.
To make your life easier (as you are both EEA citizens), have a look at this form instead:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/128 ... ple_v2.pdf
Re: Child benefit-Tax credits EEA PR application
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:37 pm
by vulcan29
Many thanks for that. I found a similar (abbreviated) version online but I was worried that they may cause issues so I have already completed the "normal" one. I will just remove the section about Public Funds and send the rest. If they ask about it later on, is there a link to a law where it is written that I do not have to provide that information? Thanks again
Re: Child benefit-Tax credits EEA PR application
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 11:05 pm
by vulcan29
Sorry, one more question - in the form that you kindly shared, would I need to show also earnings (P60 etc.) of my wife (EEA as well)? Or are mine sufficient?
Thanks
Re: Child benefit-Tax credits EEA PR application
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 12:16 pm
by ohara
There is no need to show earnings at all as long as the work is
genuine and effective. If your wife is applying as your dependent rather than in her own right, her own economic activity is immaterial.
The form I linked above is a modified version of the EEA3 form from 2011 which has been put together by members of this forum to bring it in line with current regulations. As it states on the first page it requests only the minimum amount of information required for this application, and legally it cannot be refused purely because it is an old or wrong version of the form.
You can see exactly what information needs to be provided by reading the caseworker guidance here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... s_v3_0.pdf
Suggest reading pages 18-20.
