Spouse Visa - Currently Tier 1 G dep

[imikhan]

Hi every1,

I would appreciate your help on below

I have got ILR in AUG 2015 on the basis of long residency(10years) but my last grant was Tier1 General and my wife have also had Tier1 General dependent visa which is due to expire 1st week of April 2016. Now i need to switch my wife's Tier 1 G dependent visa to spouse visa
My question is which form do i need to fill in FLR(m) or any other form. since it says on FLR(M) exceptions section that you cannot apply using FLR(M) form if you partner had work visa before his ILR. yes that's true but i didn't get my ILR through Tier1 G route. i got it through long residency route.
Do i still use FLR(m) form 5year route or Tier1 G partner form 10year route.

I would really appreciate your assistance on this particular issue.

thanks

Imran

[CR001]

use FLR(m) form 5year route

This one.

She has no other option but to apply on FLR(M) because you got your ILR based on long residence. She will need 5 years on FLR(M) - 2 X 2.5 year visas - before she qualifies for ILR.

She also has to pay the £500 health surcharge.

Note that the spouse visa fees go up by 25% on 6th April so suggest she applies before then.

[imikhan]

Thanks very much for your reply. I thought the same

Another quick 1. If i had got my ilr through tier1 g route. Would it be 10year route for my wife then?

And also i wanted to ask 1 more qs. she had only spent 2 months in uk aug & sept 2014 in uk after she got entry clearance as tier1 g dependent. and went back to Pakistan to complete her studies which she finished in aug2015 and came back to uk dec2015. Effectively she has been outside uk from September 2014 to dec2015 which is well more than a year. Would it be a straight forward case as she has got a letter from uni and academic transcript to justify. Would you recommend me to take premium service and present the case same day or shall we better post it. We will manage the x6 proof of address easily to show as we are living together. Please let me have your opinion on this. Thanks again

Imran

[CR001]

Thanks very much for your reply. I thought the same

Another quick 1. If i had got my ilr through tier1 g route. Would it be 10year route for my wife then? No, it would have been 5 years on Tier 1 G dependent for her to qualify for ILR.

And also i wanted to ask 1 more qs. she had only spent 2 months in uk aug & sept 2014 in uk after she got entry clearance as tier1 g dependent. and went back to Pakistan to complete her studies which she finished in aug2015 and came back to uk dec2015. Effectively she has been outside uk from September 2014 to dec2015 which is well more than a year. Would it be a straight forward case as she has got a letter from uni and academic transcript to justify. Would you recommend me to take premium service and present the case same day or shall we better post it. We will manage the x6 proof of address easily to show as we are living together. Please let me have your opinion on this. Thanks again It makes no difference, she is switching into another category of visa. All you need to provide is evidence of subsisting marriage (call logs, emails, skype chats, visits etc) for while she was away. She can apply in person.

Imran

[imikhan]

Thanks a lot for your help and suggestions.