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NI number and HB
Good morning
My client - a UK national - has been refused HB on the grounds that his partner - a Croat - doesn’t have an NI and won’t apply for one because an immigration lawyer has told her that is she applies for an NI it would be (i) illegal and (ii) detrimental to her immigration case.
I have no idea about the immigration advice but, in the absence of an NI number, is it legitimate to refuse HB?
Thanks for your help, best wishes