Health surchatge for Tier 2 Extention and Medical exemption

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Hi All,

I need to extend my Tier 2(G)-SOL in next few days. My wife as my dependent has a medical exemption certificate due to hypothyroid. This means she shouldn't pay for prescriptions and using NHS. Should we pay for her health insurance surcharge even when she has the medical exemption certificate?

My second question is that, what happens if we apply for the extention using post that takes 8weeks while our visa expires in 6weeks? She is pregnant and I want to know if go this route and if we don't get an answer before end of our current visa period, should we leave and land again? I.e. What should we do in transition time.

Many thanks in advance.

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Hi All,

I need to extend my Tier 2(G)-SOL in next few days. My wife as my dependent has a medical exemption certificate due to hypothyroid. This means she shouldn't pay for prescriptions and using NHS. Should we pay for her health insurance surcharge even when she has the medical exemption certificate? Yes, she will have to pay the IHS surcharge.

My second question is that, what happens if we apply for the extention using post that takes 8weeks while our visa expires in 6weeks? She is pregnant and I want to know if go this route and if we don't get an answer before end of our current visa period, should we leave and land again? I.e. What should we do in transition time. No problem, as your wife's legal status remains the same while the application is being processed, however long it takes. She is protected under Section 3 of the Immigration Rules providing the application is submitted before her current visa expires.

Many thanks in advance.

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Many Thanks