No chance Joe. They live in a two bed apartment and seem to think it would be a hardship to put me up let alone my wife and child! I will sleep on all this tho. So much food for thought. Re France, i thought i read that i had to work in France. I will look at it again tomorrow.
Thanks a lot. I am so grateful to all for the help.
John
An EEA national can exercise Treaty rights in another Member State by being an employed / self-employed person, or a student.Originally Posted by JonHig
Only if the EEA national doesn't not fall in to one of the above categories, must he or she have sufficient funds to support himself / herself.
John I dont know where you want to be geographicaly in the UK but a thought occured that if you could get for example your son/friend to look for a property rental that can be offered you but which only becomes available around the time of the result of your application (but with an aggreement)that way you wouldnt be paying rent whilst not using the propety .
It may be you could retire to France based on your previous residency depends on the rent implication I guess
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Good morning Keith!
I plan to live in the North West. Lancashire to be exact. I look forward to walking in the Peninnes and Lake District once again and letting my two loved ones experience real fresh air. I assume it still exists up there! Better than Manila at any rate.
We can discount my son i am afraid. We get on perfectly well but they have enough of their own affairs to take care of without taking on any of mine.
If we can be near enough to Manchester (not a bad city by any means) it will be easier for my wife to get work, and it is a convenient location to be able to go to the seaside for our little one to enjoy. We don't want much except to give Chloe a chance of betterment as she grows older. We certainly do not intend to sponge off the State, but we shall take what we are entitled too nonetheless!
Have a nice Sunday all, and thanks once more for your interest and help.
John
Another query please if i may.
It seems fairly easy to get around 100 pounds pw That is only about 18 hours work. So in essence it is no problem on that front. However if i am getting housing benefits, and i have had it confirmed that i shall, will that be a black mark against me even if i am earning sufficient to keep the family? I am talking of the pension plus the minimum of earnings as above. I find it hard to believe that it would, although if anything can happen, it will!
I do not mind doing a part time job but full time would be difficult as it would reduce the time i have to try and build up my true profession once more.
I cannot understand the logic or reasoning as to why they can't take into account benefits which they know we shall be entitled to once she is actually here. Maybe my intelligence doesn't stretch far enough to understand!
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John
your'e right about Manchester
are you still applying for a visit visa or spouse visa ?? anyway for the settlement visa ..
i don't think you have mentioned if you have any savings?? if not is it possible your son or some other family member or friend can lend you £3,000+ for 6 months or so ? put this in your bank account, get your 6 bank statements, apply for your visa and once you get it pay it back.
as for Child benefit, WTC/CTC, Housing benefit, if your allowed to claim them, you could be ok as long as none are increased because of your wife being there. but your chances of refusal could increase, because the level of benefits are really not designed to support someone else. but some lucky people have got their partner a visa with no job and no savings, thou some have been refused.
bit like i said there is no minimum figure you need weekly or monthly to support your wife and child. but in appeal cases, some judges have used the minimum figure of what you would get in state benefits(£101a week) , but as you have a child, i think the figure is £150 a week, for the 3 of you after paying rent/mortgage and council tax.
but even if you do get refused, your wife would have a right to appeal and many appeal case are won.
does your wife have a skill ? you know anyone who could employ her or a job offer ? this could help a bit.
also prepare a budget on your incomings and out goings showing you have at least £150wk)
i would advise you to find a job, relying on benefits is too much of a risk to take.
Morning Joe!
First of all my wife is a qualified hair stylist having worked in a top Makati salon with mainly TV stars as her clients. Tony @ Guy, one of the most renowned hair salon names in the business, is interested in employing her based on her CV, but could not do anything until she is in the UK. They have a salon in Manchester i understand.
Re money. I do not forsee any realy problem if it is just a few thousand. If i had to multiply that by 10 then yes it would be!
As i said in my last post i am quite happy to work 18 hours or so a week, or however much is needed to reach the target, but i must have some freedom to try and rebuild my private teaching, which is quite well paid.
Off this particular subject. I have read one or two articles here and there about racial and insulting comments when you are seen around with your loved one. Have you experienced this or know anyone who has?. I could well believe it does happen.
Thanks and regards
John
PS Glad to hear you agree about Manchester. Are you from that area yourself? I was born in Blackpool for my sins!
PPS I think the full settlement visa may be the way to go as the only difference seems to be the interview. Proving our 'attachment' should be the least of our problems. If it is we will have drawn a real little Hitler for the interview!
I dont see a problem with housing benifit John as with your child you would be able to seek two bed accomadation
On council tax you would proberbly have to find the £20 a month average difference between a single occupant and multipul as you get a 25% discount for being single in a property of course as your income rises those benifits decrease with a child you might find tax credits more usefull you can find out on line what your entitlement is on there website here
http://taxcredits.hmrc.gov.uk/HomeNew.aspx
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