Visa for PBS dependant wife when husband has got ILR
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 1:27 pm
Dear team,
Please help me in this. I understand issues related to this has been raised multiple times before but my situation is slightly different.
I have got ILR through PBS Tier 2 (5 yr) route last year.
My wife was my PBS dependant. Her current visa is expiring on 12th August 2021. Her 1st brp date of issue was 01/09/2016 & she arrived in UK on 09/09/2016.
Now as you can see she is 18 days short on her 5 yr completion period.
My querry is;
1) Can we apply for ILR given there is an option that one can apply for ILR 28 days before completion of 5 yr time ? or we cannot as her visa is not valid till last day of 5 yr period which is 01/09/2021.
2) If I can't apply for her ILR, do we have to apply for extension under same category. I understand previously it used to be done like that but I saw guidance were updated on 03/03/2021. Is its still the same or something has changed.
Please give me a link for application to apply (thanks in advance ).
3) If we are applying for her extension I understand I had to put COS details. Now that COS details would be same as of which she got her current visa. During my stay I changed few jobs but I didn't change her tier2 dependant visa with me everytime as her was valid already so question is which COS details to put ?
Really appreciate your advice. We don't have much time left.
Thanks a lot
Fahad
Please help me in this. I understand issues related to this has been raised multiple times before but my situation is slightly different.
I have got ILR through PBS Tier 2 (5 yr) route last year.
My wife was my PBS dependant. Her current visa is expiring on 12th August 2021. Her 1st brp date of issue was 01/09/2016 & she arrived in UK on 09/09/2016.
Now as you can see she is 18 days short on her 5 yr completion period.
My querry is;
1) Can we apply for ILR given there is an option that one can apply for ILR 28 days before completion of 5 yr time ? or we cannot as her visa is not valid till last day of 5 yr period which is 01/09/2021.
2) If I can't apply for her ILR, do we have to apply for extension under same category. I understand previously it used to be done like that but I saw guidance were updated on 03/03/2021. Is its still the same or something has changed.
Please give me a link for application to apply (thanks in advance ).
3) If we are applying for her extension I understand I had to put COS details. Now that COS details would be same as of which she got her current visa. During my stay I changed few jobs but I didn't change her tier2 dependant visa with me everytime as her was valid already so question is which COS details to put ?
Really appreciate your advice. We don't have much time left.
Thanks a lot
Fahad