Advice on Spouse ILR and other issues

Hi,

I need big help as I have a lot of issues and the UKBA really confuses me.

I was granted a spouse visa September of 2011 along with my children (My British husband´s Step-children).

We had been living in UK for year and a half but due to a surgery´s complication and poor health service I had to come back to my country (Mexico) for some months. I had planned to stay here for 3 months but my father´s health has been poor and we have just discovered he needs a pacemaker. As an only child I feel the need to stay longer and make sure my dad is fine after the operation and help my mum around while she goes to work. I feel extremely pressured as I will be away longer than the 3 months. So my questions are:

1. Are mine and my dad´s health issues taken as compelling reasons when it comes to visas? I would obviously show proof.
2. My Spouse visa runs out in September, is there any way I can apply for ILR in my country due to me having to take care of dad?
3. I don´t have any utility bills to my name but loads of letters from doctors, hospital schools, charities I support, NIN documents, etc. with the same address as my husband but not both names. No joint accounts either. Will that be good enough?
4. If I already took an English test for my spouse visa, do I need to take a new one for the ILR?
5. Are there any other options I have? I don´t want to lose my visa.


Thanks in advance.

1. Probably no. However, it may help to explain why you have been absent from the UK.
2. No.
3. Joint names are not necessary if you have sufficient letters with separate names. See form SET(M) for details.
4. KOL, plus any additional English language requirements.
5. Return to the UK and apply for ILR before visa expires.

Ok, thank you very much.