Removing ‘No recourse to public funds’ condition

[Kagahk]

Hello. I came to UK in 2019 on a tier 4 visa. 5 months later I became disabled due to a very serious medical issue. It made me housebound. I completed my course in 2022 and received graduate visa until 2024. I’ve been unable to work and have become homeless and have no income. My visa still has ‘no recourse to public funds condition’.

Do I have proper reason to apply got this condition to be removed? Can it affect my current visa or future visa applications including possible indefinite leave to remain?

[meself2]

What way are you aiming to stay here, what kind of a visa do you want to receive?

From what I've seen on this board, people that have their NRPF lifted are on private life routes, for example, they spent 20 years in the UK (most of it illegally, if not all) and are now on 10 route to ILR, eg post1766936.html#p1766936
Since you're currently on a Graduate visa, you don't have a pathway to ILR at the moment and you would need to switch to a different visa (eg Skilled Worker) which either has a pathway to ILR or you can use them to rack up 10 years (for example studying, but that would need money to pay for tuition).

[Kagahk]

Sorry I don’t completely understand. I’m planning to either switch to study or skilled worker visa in future. Would I be eligible now if I plan to apply for study visa later and aim for 10 year route by combining them?

[meself2]

Sorry I don’t completely understand. I’m planning to either switch to study or skilled worker visa in future. Would I be eligible now if I plan to apply for study visa later and aim for 10 year route by combining them?

Coming from https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ces-change, they allow applications only from people on private life/human rights routes.

Apply online if you already have leave granted on the basis of your family or private life and your financial circumstances change.

Same on citizensadvice:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/immig ... h-housing/

You might be able to apply to remove the condition if you’re on a partner, parent or British National (Overseas) visa.

There are other cases as mentioned there (asylum/ILR, for example), but none of those fit your case.

Judging by this, your visa type doesn't make you eligible to apply.

Also, put yourself in the shoes of HO decision maker: you came here to study, but you aim to use British taxpayers' money. Unfortunately, the expectation for you here would be to go back.

I'm not an expert in public funds area, so other folks can contradict/improve my statement, but that's how I see it.

[meself2]

As a side note, from citizensadvice again:

You’re allowed to apply to your local council for help and care. You’ll need to show it’s not reasonable for you to return to another country to get help and care. You can find your local council on GOV.UK.

[JB007]

As a side note, from citizensadvice again:

You’re allowed to apply to your local council for help and care. You’ll need to show it’s not reasonable for you to return to another country to get help and care. You can find your local council on GOV.UK.

Except that council help will be for homelessmess and homelessness is public funds, which the OP cannot have.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff make decisions about which UK public funds foreign nationals can claim and what action it must take if they claim funds they are not entitled to.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-funds
This guidance tells caseworkers and immigration officers about restrictions on migrant access to public funds since 1 January 2021. This includes social housing, homelessness assistance and other publicly funded support and assistance, as set out in immigration legislation.

[JB007]

Sorry I don’t completely understand. I’m planning to either switch to study or skilled worker visa in future. Would I be eligible now if I plan to apply for study visa later and aim for 10 year route by combining them?

How will you be able to meet the requirements for another student visa e.g. how will you have the money if you are not working?