Can I switch Visa

[2017Freedom]

Hi All

My Wife is on DLR at the moment and has been told that she needs to spend at least 120 months on DLR before applying for ILR,

We are married and have been for 4 Years and I'm a ILR Holder ,

Her Visa is comig up for renewal soon so I Wondered if there Is there any quicker way of switching her visa so instead of waitting 120 months on DLR we can apply on a different category

Thank You so much for your advice

[physicskate]

Hi All

My Wife is on DLR at the moment and has been told that she needs to spend at least 120 months on DLR before applying for ILR,

We are married and have been for 4 Years and I'm a ILR Holder ,

Her Visa is comig up for renewal soon so I Wondered if there Is there any quicker way of switching her visa so instead of waitting 120 months on DLR we can apply on a different category

Thank You so much for your advice

If you meet the income requirements, no reason you cannot apply for FLR (M). That is a 5 year route to ILR.

[2017Freedom]

Thank You for your reply - If we switched visa will the time that she spent on DLR be considered as valid towards total 5 years so we can then apply for ILR ?

Many Thanks

[MJA411]

Thank You for your reply - If we switched visa will the time that she spent on DLR be considered as valid towards total 5 years so we can then apply for ILR ?

Many Thanks

No it wont, the ILR clock will reset to zero, so your wife needs to stay for another 5 years to qualify for ILR.

[physicskate]

Thank You for your reply - If we switched visa will the time that she spent on DLR be considered as valid towards total 5 years so we can then apply for ILR ?

Many Thanks

No. Her clock is reset to 5 years to ILR. Every time you change category your ILR clock gets reset.

However, all time with valid continuous leave counts towards 10 year ILR for long residence (there are a few specific caveats to that which I won't go in to here.)

[2017Freedom]

HI All

Just a quick question please :
Can we go premium to switch visa from DLR to Spouse Visa ?

Many Thanks

[2017Freedom]

Can we go premium when switching visa category please and would it be OK to complete the online form instead of paper or shall we do both - thank you