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by Docp » Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:24 pm
Hello everyone,
I have been granted ILR via Tier 2 5-year route. My wife came in July 2014 and her visa is due for an extension in Feb 2019. I am aware that the best option for her is to apply for a Tier 2 dependent 'extension' and then apply for ILR in July when she would complete her 5 years. However, she works as a doctor in the NHS (non-training) and wishes to apply for a training post, which are likely to come up in the next two months. I understand that her extension visa is likely to have the same restriction as her current dependent visa which prohibits her to work as a doctor in training. This leaves her with the next option which is FLR(M) which if we understand correctly would remove her training restriction.
My question is that apart from resetting the clock and having to apply twice during the next 5 years, are there any other drawbacks for the FLR(M) route?
Or would it better for her to apply for ILR this July and wait until the next round of training posts vacancies (as and when they come)?
Has anyone else had any similar or related experience?
We would be really grateful for any thoughts.
Ps Apologies if i should i have added this under a different forum