Thanks for all the replies, useful information.

I have one more question at this point - if the home office were notified and she was to switch to an alternative visa category, would she be allowed to remain in the country while the new application was pending?

You assume correctly, however the situation is further complicated by needing to apply for a BRP which was not issued when the original visa was accepted so that she can work. Otherwise the 6 months would be very useful. If she has a visa vignette for the duration of her visa in her passport she ...

Dependent visas are not for life. Maybe not, but I feel callous taking that viewpoint when my marriage was supposed to be. Assuming that your wife is on the UK visa route and due to apply for a FLR(M) extension in 6 months time, this is when you will have to support her application and submit ...

No children thankfully.

I was hoping there would be some kind of grace period or similar

My wife is a non-EEA national who has been living here for the past 2 years. We have decided that we are currently unable to live in the same space, but would like to remain open to the possibility of reconciliation. From what I have read on the gov.uk site, at the point we separate we both have an ...