Hello,
My wife is on a Spouse Visa and we both work full time. Our first baby was born a few months ago and when we filled in the child benefit form we did it in my wife's name with her bank account details.
It dawned on me today that I might have screwed this up because I know she has no recourse to public funds, I assumed because the child was ours and I am a British Citizen that it was ok to apply in her name (forgive the logic).
What do I do now? Do I need to immediately call the Child Benefits office and get this resolved? I'm fearful that this may affect the application for Indefinite Leave To Remain. If I have done it wrong is it just a case of paying it back and then re-applying under just my name.
Any advice is appreciated.
My wife is on a Spouse Visa and we both work full time. Our first baby was born a few months ago and when we filled in the child benefit form we did it in my wife's name with her bank account details.
It dawned on me today that I might have screwed this up because I know she has no recourse to public funds, I assumed because the child was ours and I am a British Citizen that it was ok to apply in her name (forgive the logic).
What do I do now? Do I need to immediately call the Child Benefits office and get this resolved? I'm fearful that this may affect the application for Indefinite Leave To Remain. If I have done it wrong is it just a case of paying it back and then re-applying under just my name.
Any advice is appreciated.