Yasmin wrote:If we wished to get divorced at all after he was granted ILR (we are happy together its complicated) then what would the implications be for him and me?
This issue (of divorce after ILR) is being discussed in a recent consultation paper from the Home Office. But it seems that unless the sponsor makes a complain, there isn't much the Home Office can do.
2.19 We also want to consider making it much more difficult for someone who has obtained settlement on the basis of marriage and then
abandoned their partner, to continue to benefit from settlement.
2.20 When this happens it is devastating for the person concerned and it undermines confidence in our immigration laws. Even though this happens after settlement has been granted, we feel we should still be able to act in the same way as if any other avenue to settlement had
been exploited.
2.21 One way is to revoke the immigration status obtained, or to make it liable to revocation for a set period after it has been granted. We are interested in hearing your views on this suggestion.
2.22 We also believe that those who sponsor a person to come to this country are entitled to know how their sponsorship has been used. We have increased the information that can be provided to partners who have been abandoned, for instance we will now say whether the person still has leave to remain on the basis of their marriage visa and whether we are going to take any action against them, but we want to see if more can be done in these situations.
2.23 For instance, if the person who has abandoned a sponsor wants to sponsor someone from overseas themselves, then the original sponsor should be able to be told about this and to supply any information that they think might be relevant to the new application. Otherwise, spouses who act as sponsors and are abandoned have their role as sponsor ended on the basis of someone else’s decision.
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