thank you for your respnse mrworld9. I have also read (here, perhaps) that once we both have the ILR the idea of 'dependant' is irrelevant, and I have seen the UKBA fee schedule which states indicates the reduced fee for: "Husband and wife or civil partners living together who apply for ...

I & my (dependant) spouse and were granted ILR, and with the one year ILR complete we are both intersted in BC. [It was granted after my Tier 1 and required UK residency.] However although we are still legally married we have since separated and living apart. How might this effect BC application ...