Tax credits if you leave or move to the UK
Moving to the UK
You must have been living in the UK for 3 months before you were eligible to claim Child Tax Credit if you moved to the UK on or after 1 July 2014 and do not have a job. This does not apply if you:
- are a family member of someone who works or is self-employed
- are a refugee
- have been granted discretionary leave to enter or stay in the UK and you can get benefits
- have been given leave to stay as a displaced person and you can get benefits
- have been given to leave to stay and have applied for settlement as a victim of domestic violence
- have been granted humanitarian protection
- were made redundant in the UK (or your family member was) and you’re looking for a job or in training
- were working in the UK before but temporarily cannot work because of your health or an accident
- have been abroad for less than a year but usually live in the UK and were claiming Child Tax Credits before moving
- have been abroad for less than a year but usually live in the UK and were in the UK for at least 3 months before moving
- paid Class 1 or Class 2 National Insurance contributions while you were working abroad, and paid these in the 3 month period before returning to the UK