I came to UK because my husband was here. I am not blaming UKBA but just pointing out rules that essentially hinder people who are more talented and who can compete and get training posts even under restrictions. Anyways it doesn't matter in the long run.

But I had to switch to this status due to their restrictions, which does not mean that I left my husband.

please keep us updated

This just means we shd stay as dependents and not train and work and contribute to taxes and be good citizens. I have friends not working who came after me who will get it quicker just because they chose not to work..... it rocks

One more query please, from what I understand the 5 years rule has been introduced for testing genuineness of the relationship... is there a legal way to challenge the rule once I have comoleted 5 years in UK in all visas category?

Thank you so much for clarifying the situation for us.

Thank you so much for your response. Working as tier 2 makes it difficult to switch to other soecialty so I guess the best route would be FLR M. But we have been told that if you apply for ILR under 5 years rule then I will have to undergo tier 1 dependent route for 5 years before I get eligible to ...

The other thing is if I switch to dependent visa now, I would have essentially first entered in 2010 and although there is a break but still my first visa would be starting prior to 2012 rule. Isn't there any provision to count from my entry time. Especially when I would have completed 5 years in UK...

If I apply from UK for FLR (M), what will be the rules for me? will it be restricted visa which does not allow me to work as doctor in training or unrestricted visa?

My husband is eligible for ILR this year as per ten years rule and next year September as per five year tier one general migrant rule. I came to UK in June 2010 on tier 1 dependent visa. I completed my two years under dependent category but this visa did not allow me to work as doctor in a training ...