Thanks Lucapooka! That's very helpful - we'll be going for the depedant visa then.

My wife is a non-EU citizen on a Tier 1 visa expiring February 2012, I am a British citizen. We have been married for 6 months, and previously lived together with a joint account for over 3 years. We are unsure whether she should apply for Tier 1 extension, dependant visa or are there other better o...