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[maibm]

Dear all,

I’m after some advice please and would be grateful if you can help.

Me and my wife are planning on moving from the uk to the Middle East. My wife is here in the uk with me on her first spouse visa.

My question is when it comes to extending the visa (flr), will we be able to apply for this from abroad? I have my own home etc and my salary is well in excess of £20k.

[Casa]

Dear all,

I’m after some advice please and would be grateful if you can help.

Me and my wife are planning on moving from the uk to the Middle East. My wife is here in the uk with me on her first spouse visa.

My question is when it comes to extending the visa (flr), will we be able to apply for this from abroad? I have my own home etc and my salary is well in excess of £20k.

Your wife's visa can only be extended from within the UK. If you live outside of the UK and later wish to return, your wife will have to apply for a new Spouse Settlement visa and start her 5 year route to ILR from scratch.