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Moving to the UK with family pack

Most people applying to settle in the UK must show no more than 180 days outside the UK in any twelve month period across the qualifying years, and school places in England must be applied for through the local council rather than the school. Both catch new arrivals out in the first year.

Family pack · 38 documents · 142 pages

The short answer

Who this pack is for

Families arriving on a skilled worker, health and care or student route
People who have just received a visa and do not know what happens next
Parents applying for school places mid year
New arrivals opening a bank account with no UK address
Anyone tracking absences toward settlement

Not for you if: You need advice on a specific immigration application or an appeal. Immigration advice in the UK is regulated, and nothing here recommends a route for an individual.

What it solves

You land and cannot open a bank account without an address, or get an address without a bank.

School applications are made to schools directly and the places are gone.

Absences build up over five years and nobody counted them.

What the law requires

Absences and settlement

Continuous residence for settlement is broken by more than 180 days outside the UK in any rolling twelve months on most work routes. Keeping a contemporaneous record is far easier than reconstructing it later.

Source: Home Office, indefinite leave to remain guidance

School admissions go through the council

In England, applications for a school place are made to the local authority, in the normal round with a January deadline for most year groups, or as an in year application at other times, with a right of appeal if refused.

Source: GOV.UK, school admissions and appeals

Public funds

Most visa holders have a no recourse to public funds condition, which restricts benefits including universal credit and most housing support. Some benefits, including contributory ones, are not public funds.

Source: GOV.UK, public funds guidance

What is in the pack

ID	Document	Pages
UKM-01	Route document checklistHome Office application guidance	5
UKM-09	eVisa and share code setupGOV.UK eVisa	4
UKM-10	National insurance number applicationGOV.UK	3
UKM-11	Bank account opening pack with lettersBank onboarding practice	5
UKM-14	Council tax registration and discountsGOV.UK council tax	4
UKM-19	In year school admission walkthroughGOV.UK school admissions	6
UKM-22	School admission appeal letterSchool admission appeals code	4
UKM-30	Absence tracker for settlementHome Office ILR guidance	3

And thirty more across five sections: before you travel, first month, schools and childcare, money and status, housing and later steps.

How updates work

Every document carries a version number and a reviewed date. On the first Tuesday of each month the pack is checked against its primary sources. If anything has changed you receive the updated file and one line explaining what moved and why. If nothing has changed you receive an email saying so.

April and the Budget are the months when most figures move.

Questions

Is this immigration advice?

No. It is guidance on published rules and practical checklists. Immigration advice in the UK is regulated, and nothing here recommends a route or assesses an individual case.

Does it cover all visa routes?

The practical documents apply to any route. Route specific checklists cover skilled worker, health and care, student and dependants.

Will it help with school appeals?

It includes the appeal letter structure and the grounds panels actually consider. Outcomes depend on the case.

Is it useful after the first year?

Yes. The absence tracker, date planner and settlement readiness pack cover the whole journey to indefinite leave.

How is it delivered?

By email, as Word and PDF files, with your family details merged where relevant.

Sources

Built from published UK primary sources only: GOV.UK, public funds guidance, GOV.UK, school admissions and appeals, Home Office, indefinite leave to remain guidance. No secondary or aggregator sources are used.

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