Four years together outside the UK Rule

[maxiy]

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[vinny]

Subject to the laws in place at the time:

For the applicant to qualify for indefinite leave to enter (Rules Paragraph 281 (b)), you must also be satisfied that:

* the couple has been married/in a civil partnership for over four years and living together outside the UK during that time;
* the applicant has sufficient knowledge of the English language and sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom, unless he is under the age of 18 or aged 65 or over at the time he makes his application (see Paragraph 13.15)

For the applicant to qualify for indefinite leave to enter (Rules Paragraph 295A(b)), you must also be satisfied that:

* the couple has been living together outside the UK for over four years;
* the applicant has sufficient knowledge of the English language and sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom, unless he is under the age of 18 or aged 65 or over at the time he makes his application (see Paragraph 13.15)

where

Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) - endorsement

Applicants who are granted Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) at a visa issuing Post can enter and stay in the UK indefinitely and will have no time restrictions on their stay. ILE carries the same entitlement as “Indefinite Leave to Remainâ€

[maxiy]

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[vinny]

Probably.