Criminal record and spousal visa: any hope?

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hello everyone, i am making this post in an effort geared towards assisting someone who is in a very tricky situation. here's the story.

the man is 58 year old nigerian man and lived in the uk for 14yrs or more. he is a failed asylum seeker. the uk government is aware that he is married to a uk national who is well established here. he has three young adults with with his wife, though the government may seek put forward that they are step-children. i dont know!

in 2005 he was convicted for conspiracy to commit fraud and was sentenced to 230 hours of community service.

in 2006 the bailiffs came to take his family car away; he resisted them and got done for GBH and was fined 1500 pounds

whilst he was in the uk, his father died and he could not attend the burial because his case was being decided by the case resolution directorate (legacy case ). the home office stated that because of his criminal record, he would not be granted a stay on immigration grounds but that he would be considered on humanitarian grounds.

last year, his mother died and he could not stomach the idea that i would not attend his mother's burial so left voluntarily.

given his history, what are his chances of him getting a spousal visa back to the uk. how does the the criminal rehabilitation act affect his case.