thank you both for your assistance - much appreciated.

Thanks Greenie,
So in say 2 months time we will have lived together here in the UK for two years and therefore I will be eligible, would you agree?

Hi there, I'm an Australian citizen, arrived in UK Feb 2009 on Working Holiday Makers visa, returned to AUS in Dec-2009 to submit passport and obtain Tier 2 visa, then returned to UK Mar-2010 on Tier 2 visa. I've lived unmarried with my girlfriend, who is a British Citizen, here in the UK since Feb ...