Boyfriend from the USA over
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Last post: 11/02/2024 at 6:00 pm
My boyfriend from the USA is over for a few months, while we build our relationship, he’s not over on a visa, and has to go back to the USA before 6 months. We are trying to get our heads around the information on visas.
I had the advice from the citizens advice, but I’m not sure the advice they gave was right.
I am on U.C. (Do I need to tell them he’s here for a few months?)
Yes as your claiming on your own you need let people know and council know he's living with you x
If he is living with you during the 6 months he is here, then yes you do need to inform them he is living with you. If you don’t it’s fraud and will effect his Visa into the country for permanent residency. To get a visa for him to live here he will need to prove he has a stable home for him to live but if you are on UC and haven’t declared him being there to them while claiming to the visa office that he is you both could end up in serious trouble with his and your future chances of living here or in the USA massively reduced, any small detail can cause a application rejection and not disclosing immediately important information like this looks very bad on your part.
You should email your work coach and ask how to declare the change of circumstances and explain the situation. Usually if it’s another adult in the household they take off £85.73 a month but since he is your partner, he will also need to apply for UC so that they can merge your accounts. In this scenario, not sure how as he does not have a visa stating his entitlement to public recourse funds.
Yes you definitely do as on your claim you are saying that you are a single person but clearly that has changed!! I’m assuming you are also getting a deduction in council tax for being a single person which has now changed
Yes as your claiming on your own you need let people know and council know he's living with you x
Thankyou, I kinda knew citizens advice gave me the wrong information.
Wait, people are saying you have to declare him as a partner and change your UC claim accordingly but what did citizens advise say?
It sounds like he will be technically on holiday and a guest in your home - not someone contribute to your household income for the time he is here (since he cannot work without a visa etc.)…
I would speak to someone at DWP like your work coach and explain it clearly and ask for their advice - get everything in writing just to cover yourself if they tell you that you don’t need to change your claim.
I’m assuming he is coming over and planning to go back and then you’ll go from there in terms of future planning? I can’t see it making a difference to him seeking a visa from the U.S. at a later date if he’s been over to visit you on vacation previously and you solidified your relationship
during that time.
All the best x
Honestly best thing is to give UC a ring and explain all the details.
I know everyone on here is trying to help but you get different info it can be confusing.
Just give them a call they will give you the right answer.
Yes definitely call them and check as it just depends on what they class as a house guest / visitor on holiday/ the length of time will make a difference to whether they think a few months is just visiting but ask them at least then you won’t be looking over your shoulder and wondering if you are committing fraud
Your best bet is to speak to an advisor from UC and get it in writing what they are advising. He is here on a Visa, so I'm assuming he won't be working and isn't entitled to any benefits. Yes he may be your partner but he is here visiting, his permanent residence is abroad. I doubt you could get accurate information here, but if Citizens Advice are advising you, I would send a message on your journal explaining the situation and what Citizens Advice have advised you and what their rules surrounding this are. Just make sure you have it in writing what you've been advised, especially in the case they advise not to declare him, so in the future if anything were to happen you can fall on that as evidence of what you'd been told. I would think logically as he is not a permanent resident of the UK and doesn't have accomodation here yes he is staying with you, but you are not financially reliant on him and he isn't providing you with extra income, technically it would be seen as a holiday unless he were here on a work visa in which he may then be providing financially even if temporary (but again I am waffling on, I really couldn't tell you any sound advise just whats going through my mind lol)
Hope it all works out for you and enjoy your time with him x
