ILR and British Citizenship
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:58 pm
Hi all,
We got a situation and need some advise please..
My 2 kids and I are British citizens, but my wife isn't (she is on ILR and couldn't apply for naturalisation as she has stayed outside UK for more than 450 days in the last 5 years/ 270 days in last 3 years).
Now I got an opportunity to work abroad and would like to relocate with my family. I understand that her ILR will become invalid if she stays outside UK for more than 2 years, but if she visits UK often would it still be the case?
If the ILR becomes invalid, can she apply for 'returning resident' visa? I read few other threads/forums and doesn't seem to be straight forward? Has anyone here applied for 'returning resident' and share their experiences would be really helpful.
Thank you.
Best regards.
We got a situation and need some advise please..
My 2 kids and I are British citizens, but my wife isn't (she is on ILR and couldn't apply for naturalisation as she has stayed outside UK for more than 450 days in the last 5 years/ 270 days in last 3 years).
Now I got an opportunity to work abroad and would like to relocate with my family. I understand that her ILR will become invalid if she stays outside UK for more than 2 years, but if she visits UK often would it still be the case?
If the ILR becomes invalid, can she apply for 'returning resident' visa? I read few other threads/forums and doesn't seem to be straight forward? Has anyone here applied for 'returning resident' and share their experiences would be really helpful.
Thank you.
Best regards.