Thank you for your quick and knowledgeable response. Much obliged. In retrospect, provided my wife had passed the English and LIUK requirements sooner; could we have applied for ILR, at any time prior to the spouse visa expiring? This would be similar to you advising how ILR can be applied as soon a...

Hi Suresh, Thank you for you're helpful answers to Joanna's questions. I too am in a tight situation. My wife's spouse visa expires in March 2015. She has passed her English but has failed LIUK once and has two more tests due at the end of February. She is from Pakistan and is finding it difficult. ...