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cooltt_18 wrote:Hi all - appreciate if you can help with my wife's peculiar case
My wife came to UK in March 2011 but had her own Tier 1 General visa then (valid until March 2013)
In Feb 2013, we switched her status to Tier 1 (Dependent)
Now, I am eligible for ILR in June 2015 (since I came to UK in July 2010) - but what is my wife's eligibility status?
1) Is she eligible when I apply for ILR in June 2015 (since it will be over 4 yrs she's been my wife and lived with me in UK)?
As she changed her status after 9th July 2012, Her eligibility will starts again from Feb 2013. So she need to wait 5 more years.
2) Will she be eligible in Feb 2018 (5 year route)?
Yes.
3) If she's eligible in Feb 2018 - what are her in-country visa options? (her Tier 1 dependent visa is valid until Oct 2015)
She can extend her current tier 1 dependent visa until she was eligible for ILR.
Thanks
Thanks - we got married and started to live together in the UK since March 2011Chase53 wrote:Tier1G extensions are closing but not Tier1G dependents.
And at the time of her ILR, she would apply for ILR and then immediately for citizenship without waiting for 1 year (provided if you hold the citizenship as well).
Btw, when you two are married and started living together?
This is not correct information. The wife was on her own Tier 1 visa as a main applicant not as a dependent. Her qualifying period starts when she switched to Tier 1 Dependent in 2013.Chase53 wrote:As you are married and your wife entered uk before the new rules came into existence in 2012, you should both be able to apply for ILR .
Thanks Chase!Chase53 wrote:As you are married and your wife entered uk before the new rules came into existence in 2012, you should both be able to apply for ILR .
Thanks Char - In hindsight, I don't think it was a very smart move to change her status to Tier 1 dependentCR001 wrote:This is not correct information. The wife was on her own Tier 1 visa as a main applicant not as a dependent. Her qualifying period starts when she switched to Tier 1 Dependent in 2013.Chase53 wrote:As you are married and your wife entered uk before the new rules came into existence in 2012, you should both be able to apply for ILR .
Oh ok, apologies! And thanks for correcting me sooner.CR001 wrote:This is not correct information. The wife was on her own Tier 1 visa as a main applicant not as a dependent. Her qualifying period starts when she switched to Tier 1 Dependent in 2013.Chase53 wrote:As you are married and your wife entered uk before the new rules came into existence in 2012, you should both be able to apply for ILR .
Agree - Thanks again - Going by the wordings it doesn't seem she'd be eligible to apply but surely it's nonsensical given the fact that we've been married and been living together since Mar 2011 .. guess I can rant all I wantCR001 wrote:Please see the relevant section in the link below :
http://www.immigrationboards.com/immigr ... 05679.html
In particular point 8.
No it was not, she would have been better off switching much earlier or staying on Tier 1.
For main applicants only, NOT for Tier 1 Dep. She can continue to extend until she meets the 5 years residency criteria.Tier 1 extensions are being closed off post 6th April 2015