ILR/FLR M Long absents

[tier1ilr2013]

Hi,

My wife came to UK on Tier1 dependent visa on Jan 2013
1st extension FLR M Jun 2013
2st extension FLR M Feb 2016

Due to some personal reasons we had to go back to India in May 2016 and came back to UK Jun 2018.

Q1 -Just wondering she has completed 5+ years in UK can she apply for ILR or we need to go for FLR M again.

If we apply for FLR M, since we were out of UK for more then 2 years we dont have any bills but have banks accounts.

Q2 - we have 2 bank in my wife name and 2 bank account in my name will be ok to show as proof of correspondence addressed.

Q3 - what else proof can we show for correspondence addressed?

Thanks in advance.

[CR001]

For either ILR or FLR(M), you need to provide evidence of employment and meeting the financial requirements.

More than a 2 year absence of both applicant and sponsor, might be an issue for ILR.

[tier1ilr2013]

Thanks CR001 for quick response.

I have saving £20K+ for more then 6 months and i will use this for the financial requirements.

If we apply for FLR-M, the only problem is with correspondence items.
we have bank statements but wondering what else can be show apart from bills.

Thanks

[CR001]

You will have a problem if you do not have evidence of cohabitation for the last two years, as detailed with examples on page 63/64 of the FLR(M) form.

I am also not sure if £20k savings is sufficient. Wait for others to advise.