Child benefit and immigration question

helen21_2

Kimberley wrote:

Well i wouldn't feed it to my kids or myself Still from the summer the menus are changing, mashed potato will be cooked from proper tattas rather then packet mash :rolleyes:

well i hate to say this hun but how do people know what they are sending their kids to eat :eek:

Kimberley

helen21 wrote:

well i hate to say this hun but how do people know what they are sending their kids to eat :eek:

They wouldn't I never until i saw myself..yuk!

helen21_2

Kimberley wrote:

They wouldn't I never until i saw myself..yuk!

then as a parent you have a duty to stop this now :eek: :eek: ooops sorry OP off topic

Kimberley

helen21 wrote:

then as a parent you have a duty to stop this now :eek: :eek: ooops sorry OP off topic

Wish i could, but i'd just say to parents, send them in with a packed lunch

hubblebubble

QUOTE"Secondly, the settlement visa is expensive, and only lasts for one year. At the end of the second year, and again at the end of the third year, it is necessary to apply for leave to remain in the UK. This is a tedious bureaucratic process, again with a hefty fee (more than 300 pounds each time). Only after three years could she apply for indefinite leave to remain. You will note that the regulations changed fairly recently.

OTOH the student visa lasts for four years, and once she has been here for three years or more she will be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain in exactly the same way as if she had been here on a settlement visa."



...Spouse settlement visas are now valid for TWO years. At the end of the two years you are allowed to apply for permanent residency (ILR-Indefinate leave to Remain).
...Student visas do NOT give you the right to apply for residency after 3 years. if that was the case, then thousands of university students from overseas would use such a loophole to obtain residency.
...If you seek entry to the UK on a student visa, when the true reason is for settlement, then the Immigration Service will have grounds to refuse you entry and return you to China.
...It's your choice........

gregg1

helen21 wrote:

oooops sorry i thought this thread was about a male asking whether him and his wife would be able to claim child benefit and child tax credits. Can't really see where certain opinions on here refer to what the OP has asked or is i just any opinion is ok cause i thought i would mention i think the school dinners at my daughters school really are appalling :rolleyes:

Yes, you are right, the thread was about a male asking if his wife in China would bring her child from another marriage over to this country and claim benefits for her. Maybe some people would have an issue for whatever reason with that and want to put their point of view across . I can see why some people would have a problem with that, I can also see why others would try and help. Either way, we live in a country where free speech is still our right thank goodness. If every poster was reported for failing to give constructive advice on every tread, this site would go into meltdown within a day. You can't gag people just because you don't agree with them!

HGLTsuperstar

Back to the OP, how old is the child and how would you feel about adopting him/her?

Voyager2002

gregg1 wrote:

whilst I do not wish to enter into an argument I have to ask why it is necessary to report the post because others may not agree with the content. We might not all agree with each other but we still have the right to give an opinion and enter into the discussion - no bad language was used. I am a little bit puzzled by this response and think it is a little drastic and unfair to try and get someone removed from the board because he expressed an opinion which may or may not be a popular one.

Personally, I found the post offensive. Perhaps that is the main reason for reporting the post.

Furthermore, the post was singularly misleading. One of the UK's most profitable export industries is providing education to foreigners, and in fact China is our major market. Naturally, our customers need to spend some time in the UK in order to be educated here. The benefits to the UK from this arrangement are incalculable: not only substantial earnings in tuition fees (which provide a cross-subsidy for EU students, whose fees are about 25 per cent of what foreigners pay) but goodwill and understanding of our way of life among people who have studied here helps us politically and economically. Anyone who sees this as a loophole to be closed is not only short-sighted but essentially unable to think rationally.

Voyager2002

hubblebubble wrote:

QUOTE"Secondly, the settlement visa is expensive, and only lasts for one year. At the end of the second year, and again at the end of the third year, it is necessary to apply for leave to remain in the UK. This is a tedious bureaucratic process, again with a hefty fee (more than 300 pounds each time). Only after three years could she apply for indefinite leave to remain. You will note that the regulations changed fairly recently.

OTOH the student visa lasts for four years, and once she has been here for three years or more she will be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain in exactly the same way as if she had been here on a settlement visa."



...Spouse settlement visas are now valid for TWO years. At the end of the two years you are allowed to apply for permanent residency (ILR-Indefinate leave to Remain).
...Student visas do NOT give you the right to apply for residency after 3 years. if that was the case, then thousands of university students from overseas would use such a loophole to obtain residency.
...If you seek entry to the UK on a student visa, when the true reason is for settlement, then the Immigration Service will have grounds to refuse you entry and return you to China.
...It's your choice........

What is the source of your information, and how recently did you check it?

My understanding of the IND website was that a spouse who entered on a settlement visa was required to apply for further leave to remain at the end of the first year and again at the end of the second year, and only at the end of the third year was allowed to apply for indefinite leave to remain. Have I misunderstood the current regulations?

Again, IND website (and an email from them) indicates that the spouse of a British national who has been here legally for three years or more may apply for indefinite leave to remain. Obviously, most overseas students would not have a British spouse and so would not be able to use this provision.

And no, it is not the case that settlement is the "true reason". Settlement would certainly be an option to consider, but one of many: that is why she has been to so much trouble to keep her job, pension and apartment in China.

gregg1

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Voyager2002 wrote:

Personally, I found the post offensive. Perhaps that is the main reason for reporting the post.

Furthermore, the post was singularly misleading. One of the UK's most profitable export industries is providing education to foreigners, and in fact China is our major market. Naturally, our customers need to spend some time in the UK in order to be educated here. The benefits to the UK from this arrangement are incalculable: not only substantial earnings in tuition fees (which provide a cross-subsidy for EU students, whose fees are about 25 per cent of what foreigners pay) but goodwill and understanding of our way of life among people who have studied here helps us politically and economically. Anyone who sees this as a loophole to be closed is not only short-sighted but essentially unable to think rationally.

I think you have completely over-reacted. Playing devil's advocate, I could possibly see why the OP would wind a lot of people up and those people have as much right to respond as you do. It is very disappointing to see that if anyone gives an opinion conflicting with yours they will be reported!

That aside, I am sure that you will get the help and advice you need from the other posters who know about these things to enable you to get the benefits you are referring to.