Hi there,
I am a nz citizen married to a uk citizen. I will have been in the UK on an entry clearance visa (spouse) for the appropriate 2 years on 8 June 2011 so will be eligible for ILR. The only thing is that my husband has had a job offer in NZ and we may want to move there for a year or so. I am wondering if i should still apply for ILR in June (get the on the day service) so that we will have the freedom to come back and forth (as we are both free-lance workers so would love to come back for 2 to 3 months a year anyway even if we did decide to be in NZ for longer). If i dont apply for ILR i have no idea how i can come back with my husband (as we will want to) other than just on a visitor visa, but that will not entitle me to work which I will want to do. If I go for the ILR what are the conditions on the UKBA revoking this? I read something about "if you are away for 2 years your ILR may be revoked" but with family and work ties we would always be back for at least a couple of months a year. Can they still revoke this and how would they know at the border that it is not where I live all the time? Or is it worth just getting the visa for the 2 years even if it gets revoked? So confused! There doesnt seem to be much information out there about the conditions of ILR once you have it (obviously i wouldnt be able to apply for a british passport as I would need to be in Uk for a whole year with no more than 90 days outside). I just want to be able to freely come and go from the UK with my husband and not have to apply for a visa every time. If you have any advice i would appreciate it heaps! many thanks x
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