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Hello there,

I have seen people offering valuable advice on this forum and would like to have opinions

I was married to my wife 2 years ago. During that time, I used to live at a place where i have a contract with my landlord covering the rent and all bills of the room. My wife being a student in a university in a negibouring city commuted for a while. The only documents I have to prove that she lived with me is our Joint Account and her provisonal driving license which we applied for there.

In september 2009, due to work commitments, I had to move towards the north. My wie couldnot join me because she was studying. She stayed at her sister's place and i used to visit her every week. I donot have train tickets covering the period from Sept to Dec, but i do luckily have a ticket for december, and in my statements i have trains payments in my credit card almost every week. We then travelled abroad on a holiday in Dec'09 and stayed for a month (arrived back in Jan'10).

In Feb'10, i moved to an apartment and because her course work was light, she decided to move in with me and we have all documents since. COuncil tax + contents insurance, gas/water bilsl name it we have it all.

the form says i need to show 2 years. ideally i would like to go thru a PEO? is it still possible or Is my case hopeless?

It's unlikely that the PEO will accept the application and will send it for further consideration. If ILR isn't granted due to the lack of evidence of joint co-habitation for the full 2 years, at the Home Office discretion they may issue you with Further Leave to Remain - FLR(M) to enable you to make up the time spent apart.
It may be wise to seek legal help with the application.

so FLR(M) is likely to be the worst case scenario?

what if set(m) is refused? will i be deported?

what is the current processing time for SET(M) applications?

No, you won't be deported. ILR applications are taking around 12 weeks to process. Your status remains the same while it's being decided.