Forced to leave the UK

[chmes]

Hi, first i would like to clear this out of my head and i would like some help.
I am British and married to a lovely UAE woman for over 17 years, she first entered the UK in a Spouse visa in 1992, eleven month later i decided to go and live in the UAE for good, but my wife was refusing the idea from the start specially after she got pregnant and gave birth to her first child in the UK. In the end unfortunately she had to leave the UK Without her consent.
In 2013 i moved back to the UK with my wife and my three British children, but my wife this time was on a family visit visa and was switched to a 10 year visa FLR (FP). My question, is my wife entitled to other visas or settlements because she was forced to leave the UK unintentionally.
Many thanks

[CR001]

is my wife entitled to other visas or settlements because she was forced to leave the UK unintentionally.

No, not really. She will have to follow the path she is currently on until she can get ILR.

[Londoner007]

How did she leave the UK without her consent?

[chmes]

She wanted to stay in the UK and sacrifice everything, she was not welcomed by my parents because during that time we were staying in their place. I was left with no choice but to take her with me to the uae.

[Londoner007]

Very unfortunate but in terms of settlement she will need to follow the 10 year FLR (FP) route to settlement.

I hope you find ways to improve relationship with the parents.

[chmes]

Parent’s relationship is better now, probably maybe because we are staying in our flat, now and then I always get reminded and hold the responsibility on why I had to leave the UK. She’s right though when you look closer! married to a British for more than 17 years and mother to British kids, entered the UK with a spouse visa but was forced to leave and now she has to follow this path. EU citizens are treated in much better way unfortunately for her.

[Londoner007]

These things happen quiet a lot, especially marriages from Asian but maybe not to a extent where people move out to abroad.

From immigration point of view, you both left UK and are coming back to settle so there are no other ways.

Glad things are getting better. Still, try keep good relations with parents whilst they are alive.

[chmes]

Yes we both left the UK, but she was not obliged or given any chance, I think i behaved very badly that time with her it wasn't supposed to be like this, i regret every minute of it because she is paying for something she did not want to do.
Parents play a big part in individual life but all parents the same.

[Londoner007]

Yes, it couldn't have been entirely parents that's why I said try build relationship with parents. We all make mistakes and best thing is to learn from it, be it applications, relationships etc.

You cannot turn back time and change things, but what you can influence what you have in front of you. So, dont regret and move forward. Wife can still get ILR after going through the FLP (FP) route so atleast things are not settled and she is one her way to full settlement.

[physicskate]

I am British and married to a lovely UAE woman for over 17 years, she first entered the UK in a Spouse visa in 1992,

Are you sure you passed your Maths gcse?? 17 years ago was 2001??? You mentioned 17 years twice. It's just an odd turn of phrase if you've been married for more like 27??

[chmes]

Thanks physicskate it was 2002 not 1992! If i was married for 27 years i want be having this conversation right now.

[chmes]

Dear Londoner007,
i appreciate your support and understanding.
Sometime you can’t say everything on a forum board, but it is much better than on the phone with UK Visas & Immigration.

[Londoner007]

I know exactly what you mean. Regardless of what has happened I hope you can all move on and at the same time build relationships. You have the chance now to do so, so InshaAllah you take it.

[Casa]

Dear Londoner007,
i appreciate your support and understanding.
Sometime you can’t say everything on a forum board, but it is much better than on the phone with UK Visas & Immigration.

The UKVI 'help line' is staffed by an outside agency, who struggle to give the correct advice on even the simplest of immigration issues.