ILR(M) - switch from 5yr to 10yr route
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:11 pm
Hello,
My wife is on the spousal visa 5 year route which is scheduled to finish in April 2021 before she has to apply for ILR. I think she will pass the B1 English test however, for various reasons I’m not convinced she’ll pass the LifeinUK test.
Extensive studying and test retaking aside, what are her options if she’s not able to pass the Life in the UK test? Does she have to leave the UK and apply again for the 5 year route outside of the UK? Or can the time be extended, for example for a further 2.5 years. Or is it possible to formally switch to the 10 year route? Any advice would be appreciated. We meet all the other requirements, financial etc.
(Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, after searching I wasn’t able to find a thread addressing this).
My wife is on the spousal visa 5 year route which is scheduled to finish in April 2021 before she has to apply for ILR. I think she will pass the B1 English test however, for various reasons I’m not convinced she’ll pass the LifeinUK test.
Extensive studying and test retaking aside, what are her options if she’s not able to pass the Life in the UK test? Does she have to leave the UK and apply again for the 5 year route outside of the UK? Or can the time be extended, for example for a further 2.5 years. Or is it possible to formally switch to the 10 year route? Any advice would be appreciated. We meet all the other requirements, financial etc.
(Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, after searching I wasn’t able to find a thread addressing this).