Thank you for the comments. Re: 'having their cake and eating it', I think the 270 days max absence in 3 years / 90 days in past 1 year, takes care of that. So I am not convinced that is the reason. The links to the UK gov docs were very informative. Whilst we would rather not rely on discretion and...
Thanks for the replies. She had been granted a spouse visa abroad where we had both been living in 06/2012. She entered the UK on 20/06/2012 using that visa which her passport stamp of the same date shows (i.e. she was not stamped in as a visitor). I'm a bit confused about leave to enter/remain term...
Hi, My wife is shortly applying for naturalisation as spouse of British citizen (me) and we have just realised there is one very particular requirement that it appears she has to be very careful to meet. This is point 1 on page 4 of the Requirements booklet (AN), to quote: "You must have been p...
Ok thanks. We got through to UKBA and that's basically what they said (that we should keep train tickets/restaurant receipts/etc. as proof). Hoping it will be ok!
Hi, I am British; my wife, who is Japanese, was given a spouse visa last year under the old rules. We then moved to the UK and she will have completed her 2 year qualifying period next year, so we intend to apply for her ILR. Problem: we are living in a part of the country where there is no work in ...
