Tier 2 visa - dependent - away for one year

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Tier 2 visa

I am planning to apply for a dependent visa for with my partner (same sex) and I was wondering:

While i’m on the dependent visa (3-year), if i’m away from the UK for one year to do an MBA in France,

i) will there be an issue when it comes to extending the visa after 3 year? Or, should I wait until I almost finish my MBA to apply for the dependent visa?

ii) if I end up getting sponsorship myself during the three-year period, will I have an issue obtaining independent sponsorship? given the period away from the UK.
… obviously getting an independent sponsorship at some point would be advantageous in case my partner employer is not willing to help extend the visa.

iii) If I were to wait to finish my MBA to apply for the dependent visa to be with my parter, will I have to apply from my 'home country', i.e. australia, or can I appy from France where I do my MBA.

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iv) Also, will being away impact my ILR in the future?

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Can anyone help plzzz ?

[iworker]

no problem if u leave for a year.. especially if it will be france, if u have dependent visa, u can visit often.
if u plan on getting own tier 2, it will have to be from home country. doesnt matter if u had dependent visa before or not.
ilr will depend on your partner (main applicant status and him getting the ilr). the rules change all the time and u cant predict that far.
as rules stand right now, if ur partner gets ilr, and u have been his dependent all along, then after 5 years u get ilr too.