Filipino medical staff leaving due to UK cock-up

Its a shambles now, a total shambles.

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/n...-paul-ermitano-told-to-return-to-philippines/

It looks like a mistake but we know nothing of what made them return the benefits that they wrongfully applied for (the papers always seem to miss out important bits in these immigration stories). If they realised their mistake and then returned the money without being prompted to do so then yes they have been treated harshly.

We all have to check what we are and are not entitled to when it comes to UKVI and future applications otherwise they have us over a barrel.

I am compassionate to their case and it seems crazy that the same UKVI was instrumental in paying for their flights to come here just a few years earlier.

I have just read this today, what a situation this family & Hospital, and patients find themselves in.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/ukne...-child-benefits-blunder/ar-BBNQsDV?li=BBoPWjQ

Surely this is taking things to far, only yesterday Mrs May said we need highly skilled people, i would have thought that this family meet the criteria.

Child Benefit is a monthly payment that can help you with the costs of your children.

If you're eligible you'll get £20.70 a week for your first child and £13.70 a week for any children after that.

You can claim Child Benefit if:

• you're 'responsible for the child'
• the child is under 16 years old - or 16 to 20 years old and still in education or training

You can't though if you are from outside the EEA ........ as this nurse family have just found out - oops!!!!

The Home Office apply the Rules to the letter.......

If you apply for Child Benefit and are not eligible, then you will not get it. There are clear questions on the application regarding Immigration Status.

If that family wer getting Child Benefit, then they must have lied on the application. They would not have "mistakenly" claimed it.

Another topic on this! They are not entitled to it, and must have lied on the application form to get it in the first place.

Tara!

Why should the British taxpayer support all and sundry from abroad ? Who cares where they're from ?

Does their country have a reciprocal arrangement ? Didn't think so.

Rightly so

We certainly need to TRAIN more highly skilled hospital staff.

This country is not short of British school leavers.

If I have read this right,this has been ongoing since June/July and only managed to go to press yesterday! The very day the PM announces immigration and highly skilled staff updates and measures. Odd that! No wait a minute press posturing springs to mind.

This is about Child Benefit.

You have no knowledge as to whether or not I am in receipt of any benefits from anywhere.

As far as I'm aware there are no benefits available to foreigners in the Philippines other than the UK State Pension which is paid by the UK Government, not the Philippine Government.

And whilst you can claim your State Pension whilst living in the Philippines - and, as you rightly later say, be entitled to any increments - you would be well advised to have this modest amount credited to a UK bank account. If you ask the DWP to remit your pension to a Philippine bank account, you will pay both the remitter's and the recipient's bank charges and what paltry amount remains will be subject to an uninspiring rate of exchange.

Particularly as the story was seemingly scooped by the Mirror, a paper not known for being pro-Conservative.

I am sure that immigration arranged their deportation to be during the Tory Party conference. Poor tories...

I think they qualify for child benefit once they get indefinite leave to remain. Personally I would have no issue in them receiving child benefit if they are UK tax/NI payers working on a tier 2 visa. We want to encourage trained medical staff here. There are plenty of other countries after their services and we need to compete. I would be quite specific as to what groups I would allow though.