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Dear all,

Need your advise.

I have been in UK on dependant visa of work permit holder for last 28 months. I plan to apply for my tier 1 after a month or so when I visit my home country.

If I change my visa status from dependant visa to tier 1 now, my wife continues to work on tier 2 till we complete five years in UK. After five years, I change my visa status to her dependant again and we both apply for settlement (as per current rules). Will I qualify for settlement in this case?

Thanks in advance

Your clock will be reset if you change your status to Tier 1.

However, after you subsequently change back to being your wife's Tier 2 dependant, then you may apply for ILR with her, if you have lived with her in a relationship similar to marriage or civil partnership for at least two years in the UK.

But why bother changing status to Tier 1 then?