UK Child Benefit and Voluntary National Insurance Contributions on a 457 Visa
Oct 16th 2006, 7:51 pm
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UK Child Benefit and Voluntary National Insurance Contributions on a 457 Visa
Hi
Couple of questiosn trying to get definitive answers on please:
Child Benefit
Can you still claim child benefit in the UK if on a 457 visa - npt sure how long we will stay but current intention is to return to UK at some point
National Insurance Contributions
How much per week/month do you have to pay voluntarily to make sure still get UK pension
Many thanks for any help
Cheers
Couple of questiosn trying to get definitive answers on please:
Child Benefit
Can you still claim child benefit in the UK if on a 457 visa - npt sure how long we will stay but current intention is to return to UK at some point
National Insurance Contributions
How much per week/month do you have to pay voluntarily to make sure still get UK pension
Many thanks for any help
Cheers
Oct 16th 2006, 9:11 pm
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Re: UK Child Benefit and Voluntary National Insurance Contributions on a 457 Visa
Originally Posted by jamesegrant
Hi
Couple of questiosn trying to get definitive answers on please:
Child Benefit
Can you still claim child benefit in the UK if on a 457 visa - npt sure how long we will stay but current intention is to return to UK at some point
National Insurance Contributions
How much per week/month do you have to pay voluntarily to make sure still get UK pension
Many thanks for any help
Cheers
Couple of questiosn trying to get definitive answers on please:
Child Benefit
Can you still claim child benefit in the UK if on a 457 visa - npt sure how long we will stay but current intention is to return to UK at some point
National Insurance Contributions
How much per week/month do you have to pay voluntarily to make sure still get UK pension
Many thanks for any help
Cheers
Unfortunately you cant claim either UK child benefit or Oz family credit when you're on a 457 Visa (which is a bit unfair!
). Not sure about the National Insurance, I think hubby got a request for £35 to cover a month - dont quote me on that though. With money being so tight, and converting that to Aus$ we opted not to bother in the end.HTH
Oct 16th 2006, 10:43 pm
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Re: UK Child Benefit and Voluntary National Insurance Contributions on a 457 Visa
Nope, no child benefit from UK and Mrs Jackaroo says no benefits in oz which is a pisser because you pay as much tax as the PRs.
AS for NI contributions I have regularly received letters from the contributions agency offering me this service while I lived in Canada and Oz so I suspect you can contribute but with the exhange rate at the moment, sending money back to the UK is a no no.
AS for NI contributions I have regularly received letters from the contributions agency offering me this service while I lived in Canada and Oz so I suspect you can contribute but with the exhange rate at the moment, sending money back to the UK is a no no.
Last edited by northernbird; Oct 16th 2006 at 10:48 pm. Reason: quoted wrong member, sorry Mrs Jackaroo
Oct 16th 2006, 10:46 pm
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Re: UK Child Benefit and Voluntary National Insurance Contributions on a 457 Visa
Originally Posted by northernbird
AS for NI contributions I have regularly received letters from the contributions agency offering me this service while I lived in Canada and Oz so I suspect you can contribute but with the exhange rate at the moment, sending money back to the UK is a no no.
Oct 16th 2006, 10:50 pm
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Re: UK Child Benefit and Voluntary National Insurance Contributions on a 457 Visa
Originally Posted by Elvira
You realise it costs the equivalent of a Latte a week?
Oct 17th 2006, 12:50 am
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Re: UK Child Benefit and Voluntary National Insurance Contributions on a 457 Visa
Originally Posted by northernbird
Nope, no child benefit from UK and Mrs Jackaroo says no benefits in oz which is a pisser because you pay as much tax as the PRs.
Oct 17th 2006, 1:04 am
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Re: UK Child Benefit and Voluntary National Insurance Contributions on a 457 Visa
Originally Posted by stevemich
not if you have LAFHA...
Oct 17th 2006, 1:19 am
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Re: UK Child Benefit and Voluntary National Insurance Contributions on a 457 Visa
Originally Posted by northernbird
my husbands company don't offer it and as you lose it the day you apply for PR, we didn't want to get used to money that we weren't going to have in the long term.
I know what you mean about getting used to it, not that we have done much research into it yet, but we are hoping the child benefits, cheaper medical insurance etc will balance it all out if we go for PR.
Oct 17th 2006, 1:25 am
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Re: UK Child Benefit and Voluntary National Insurance Contributions on a 457 Visa
Originally Posted by stevemich
Bummer they do not offer it - it has been very useful to us...
I know what you mean about getting used to it, not that we have done much research into it yet, but we are hoping the child benefits, cheaper medical insurance etc will balance it all out if we go for PR.
I know what you mean about getting used to it, not that we have done much research into it yet, but we are hoping the child benefits, cheaper medical insurance etc will balance it all out if we go for PR.
Oct 17th 2006, 1:26 am
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Re: UK Child Benefit and Voluntary National Insurance Contributions on a 457 Visa
Originally Posted by northernbird
we don't qualify for child benefit anyway as Paul earns too much but the cheaper medical insurance would be nice.
