WTC and ILR

Dear all,

Please help. Me,my wife and son have no recourse to public funds on our visas. We came to this country on HSMP visa from Russia in 2005.

Without knowing that WTC and CTC are benefits, we claimed them in 2005. Last year when we realised that repaid all money back to HMRC.

We want to apply for ILR this year, but do not know what to do. some solicitors say that we have to diclose the above to the HM, but some recommend not to do it.

Will the disclosure be enough to get ILR without any hussle.

We have really good immigration history, except for the above; good earnings now and good positions.

Please advise how this all can affect our application and which affect it will have on naturalisation next year.

It is a Government record and the information is available.

You should have complete documentation showing everything you did to submit with your packet.

Be honest.