ILR SPOUSE (M) PLEASE ADVISE

[Camden35]

Hello,

after reading up on many of the posts here and they have been very helpful. I just want to make sure my wife'd ILR application is in order.

I am a British Citizen.

We have been here two years on a spouse settlement visa (No recourse to public funds)

Jointly we claimed Child & Working Tax credit.

My wife was pregnant and claimed the Health in pregnancy grant which she recieved. I called to check it was ok on her visa and they called her to check her situation.

Jointly we applied for the Sure start maternity grant which we recieved. This was based on my WTC, we had to put both names down.

At one point I did claim a small amount of housing benefit only in my name. This has now stopped.

I claim Child benefit in my name.

I now earn 22k a year.

So my questions.

1. On the form regarding public funds it asks if you are "claiming" in the present tense. Does this mean I don't mention the housing benefit, HIPG and Sure start, as they were claimed and have been awarded?

2. On Child Tax Credit, WTC which were claimed as a couple (as the rules dictate) should I tick both boxes?

£. Does anyone have any advice. I have We have an appointment next Friday and we have 2 small kids that we will need to bring along. Will this help or hinder?

[geriatrix]

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