Got ILR Can I access Public Funds

nammu · Post by **nammu** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:52 pm

Hi ,

can anybody clarify, I have got my ILR and want to know can I apply for child benefit and tax credit.

Is there any official statement to refer or wbsite which gives more info on this.

thanks

ismangil · Post by **ismangil** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:02 pm

nammu wrote:Hi ,

can anybody clarify, I have got my ILR and want to know can I apply for child benefit and tax credit.

Is there any official statement to refer or wbsite which gives more info on this.

thanks

Hi yes, you are now free to apply for public funds.

If you go to http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/claim-info.htm download the form, in the notes it explains that ILR means we are not "subject to immigration control" therefore eligible for Child Benefit (and Tax Credits).

nammu · Post by **nammu** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:42 am

Thanks a lot ismangil,

Can you also please tell me Now I have ILR can I apply for Citizenship for my child who was born here and been living since .

Cheers

OFCHARITY · Post by **OFCHARITY** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:03 am

Yes you can apply for the UK born child to be registered as british now that you have ILR.

Post by **John** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:26 am

Can you also please tell me Now I have ILR can I apply for Citizenship for my child who was born here and been living since .

As already said, yes indeed. But do you also have born-outside-the-UK children, now in the UK with you? If so do note that they cannot yet be registered as British, not until you seek your Naturalisation, and as the fee for submitting form(s) MN1 for child registration is currently Â£400 .... for one or more such forms submitted at the same time ..... it would be more economic to wait so that all the forms MN1 are submitted at the same time.

ismangil · Post by **ismangil** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:36 am

nammu wrote:Thanks a lot ismangil,

Can you also please tell me Now I have ILR can I apply for Citizenship for my child who was born here and been living since .

Cheers

As mentioned by others, yes. Although you have to be aware of your own country citizenship rules for dual nationality.

nammu · Post by **nammu** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:37 pm

John,

I only have one kid born in UK and yes I am indian and there are separate rules for the dual citizenship.

Thanks
Nammu

Post by **John** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:41 pm

I only have one kid born in UK

Sorry, that is still potentially ambiguous!

How many children do you have in total? If just one then no harm in proceeding to submit the form MN1 for that one child, now that you have your ILR.

Dual nationality? You have clearly considered the impact of the child's BC on their Indian citizenship.

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