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indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:55 pm
by mrimmy
Hi everyone

I would like to take some information regarding my wife indefinite leave to remain

My question 1)
My wife came to UK in september 2011 as a dependent of my tier 1 general. Then she got FLR M visa on november 2014. Because i had indefinite leave to remain on march 2014 on long residency.

When can she apply her indefinite leave to remain
What i heard if she spend 5 years with me as a dependent then she can apply her indefinite leave to remain

Please reply

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 9:24 pm
by CR001
She will only qualify for ILR after 5 years on FLR(M) - 2 x 2.5 year FLR(M) visas, so she can only apply for ILR in 2019. She cannot combine her time as PBS dependent with FLR(M) to make up the 5 years.

The rules changed in April 2014 regarding PBS dependents when the main applicant obtains ILR based on 10 years long residence. She has effectively lost the time that she has already spent in the UK as PBS dep (unless she reaches 10 years long residence)

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 9:02 am
by mrimmy
Thanks for the quick reply

Well i spoke to home office they said to me as far as your dependent spend 5 years with you she can apply ILR.

Secondly two of my freinds Wife got ILR in same category..

One got in november 2014. On window PEO his wife came on psw in 2011 then he got ilr on long residency in 2014 then he applied his wife ilr on november 2014 she got it.

Second got in 2015.his wife came in 2011 as well.


And i spoke one of law firm as well 2 days ago they said to me yes she can apply ILR ONCe she spent 5 years with main applicant but have to show 18,600 income.

I am just little bit confused . Please reply.

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 9:32 am
by vinny
Your friends were lucky. You wife may also be lucky.

However, if a caseworker refuses to grant ILR in accordance with the changes in the rules, then there may be little/no grounds to refute the refusal.

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:17 am
by mrimmy
What should i do now. Should i apply . As home office , immigration lawyers saying same thing she can apply because she came before july 2012 so she can apply.

Kindly explain your last line i couldn't understand. Please reply

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:24 am
by CR001
Click on the blue underlined links that Vinny has provided.

Basically, she doesn't qualify for ILR. If she is not lucky and the caseworker refuses her application, she will have no grounds to appeal or ask for admin review as the refusal will be correct in line with the rules that came into effect in April 2014.

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:12 pm
by mrimmy
Thx for the reply.

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:34 am
by imraheel456
Dear Mrimmy.

Hope you doing well.

Can you please advise me your contact no or email address because your case is same as my case and I want to discuss our case?



Thanks and regards.

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:54 am
by CR001
Members should not post contact information on the forum. If they do, the details will be removed to protect users from scammer and spammers.

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:16 pm
by imraheel456
Hi moderator.
I can't send personal message to mrimmy user. Can you please allow me to send personal message to him or her? Regards

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:24 pm
by noajthan
imraheel456 wrote:Hi moderator.
I can't send personal message to mrimmy user. Can you please allow me to send personal message to him or her? Regards
The member has not been active for about 10 days.

The purpose of a public forum is to post questions & share information in public where it can be exposed to the collective 'hive mind';
this means it can all be crosschecked and verified for accuracy and relevance.

You will lose all that by communing with an anonymous individual with unknown background, experience and credentials, one on one.

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 5:13 pm
by Wanderer
noajthan wrote:
imraheel456 wrote:Hi moderator.
I can't send personal message to mrimmy user. Can you please allow me to send personal message to him or her? Regards
The member has not been active for about 10 days.

The purpose of a public forum is to post questions & share information in public where it can be exposed to the collective 'hive mind';
this means it can all be crosschecked and verified for accuracy and relevance.

You will lose all that by communing with an anonymous individual with unknown background, experience and credentials, one on one.
Not to say I suspect some posters are probably using the PM system to solicit charged-for work in this way which is a bit naughty.

I've noticed a lot of mods removing web addresses, mobiles, email and such from posts from certain posts which seems to back up my theory!!

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 5:16 pm
by CR001
Wanderer wrote:
noajthan wrote:
imraheel456 wrote:Hi moderator.
I can't send personal message to mrimmy user. Can you please allow me to send personal message to him or her? Regards
The member has not been active for about 10 days.

The purpose of a public forum is to post questions & share information in public where it can be exposed to the collective 'hive mind';
this means it can all be crosschecked and verified for accuracy and relevance.

You will lose all that by communing with an anonymous individual with unknown background, experience and credentials, one on one.
Not to say I suspect some posters are probably using the PM system to solicit charged-for work in this way which is a bit naughty.

I've noticed a lot of mods removing web addresses, mobiles, email and such from posts from certain posts which seems to back up my theory!!
And probably giving out 'tips' on how to circumvent the rules and also some not-so-accurate information.

Re: indefinite leave to remain for my wife

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 5:18 pm
by noajthan
Wanderer wrote:...

Not to say I suspect some posters are probably using the PM system to solicit charged-for work in this way which is a bit naughty.

I've noticed a lot of mods removing web addresses, mobiles, email and such from posts from certain posts which seems to back up my theory!!
Indeed.

Any such behaviour is a violation of Board T&Cs and will result in an early bath - not to say ban.