Switch from spouse visa to pre-settled status via Lounes route?
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 10:22 pm
One for the experts, but here's my question:
If my partner has a spouse visa (2 years 9 months) which was granted to her because I sponsored her as a British Citizen, can she then change this visa to a pre-settled status via the Lounes route from inside the UK?
I became a British citizen in 2018, but have been living in the UK as a EU citizen since 2010 and hold the PR card.
It's purely a hypothetical scenario, but if possible it would save me the extortionate fees for the Spouse Visa extension + NHS surcharge.
If my partner has a spouse visa (2 years 9 months) which was granted to her because I sponsored her as a British Citizen, can she then change this visa to a pre-settled status via the Lounes route from inside the UK?
I became a British citizen in 2018, but have been living in the UK as a EU citizen since 2010 and hold the PR card.
It's purely a hypothetical scenario, but if possible it would save me the extortionate fees for the Spouse Visa extension + NHS surcharge.