Child Tax Credit / Child Benefits / No Recourse to Public Funds

[Terpe]

Ciao
We are in our first 2 years stint of spouse settlement visa & need to clarify the 'no recourse to public funds' bit in my wife & step daughter's passports.
We are about to claim child tax credits for both my filipino step daughter & my british daughter jointly. As far as I understand this allowed under the 'no recourse to public funds' rules as is not considered as such. I will also be claming child benefits for my british daughter which we are entitled too. We will obviously not be claiming child benefit for my filipino daughter as it seems this benefit is actually a recourse to public funds.

Its the child tax credits I am concerned with really as obviously would not wish to break any rules.
Cheers in advance

Hopefully this should fully answer your questions
take a look here:-
http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....o+public+funds

If not please post your specific question

[shalona]

thks Terpe ..will check thru & v kind of you

[shalona]

Hi Terpe ... I read the thread & checked the links about Child Benefit too .... so it seems I could claim child benefit for my step daugther in my own name .... but still I am worried! - as am not sure how UKBA would interpret in the future myself as the sponsor being partially reliant on public funds & if that works against us when they assess our overall financial capability ...also ..I admit I am still in disbelief that it can be allowed & also very concerned that it may still be recourse to public funds and worry on that being a risk to her settlement here .... maybe I need some convincing on this