Thanks a LOT, everyone, for your replies. sushd and hpat - your replies to my first question seem to be contradicting each other. Please could you let me know where you sourced your respective replies from? My own understanding of this was that my wife's dependant visa needs renewal/change each time...

Hi all. I happen to be a newbie here, so please accept my apologies if my questions appear silly. My current status is as follows: I've been in the UK for 7+ yrs, of which first year was as a student. Since then its been a combination of workpermits and Tier 1 (General). My current Tier 1 General le...