Thank you very much one and all for your helpful replies. I had been fearful that if I left within the two year period and during which time my visa expired that I would be prevented from applying for one again. Does the ILE only apply to married couples for four years? We have been defacto for 6 ...

Hi I am on a settlement visa with a british citizen wife. I am within the two year interim period. Whilst the purpose of a settlement visa is obviously to settle in the UK (and we have both done this) I have been offered a job back in my home country as has my partner. However taking the job would ...