Thanks, kumitrue - that's really helpful. I do not believe he has applied for permanent residency as there have been no documents from Home Office in all these years in our home. Would I be able to apply on my own and not give the spouse's application id or provide it later?

Hi all, I hope someone can help me point to the right direction. My partner (EU citizen) and I married in May 2016 and I applied for biometric residence card and he for registration card in the same application. After we got them, we decided to wait until I accrued 5 years so that we both apply via ...