Many thanks. I looked at that link of Vinny's and it suggests employers would accept a residence card as evidence of ability to work. So if I can ask another question please....Can my wife get a residence card instead as a family member of an EEA national (i.e. me) and she could then work in the UK ...

I am a British national. My wife was issued with a spouse visa for 33 months in December 2014 and came here to the UK from Uganda in January 2015, before biometric residence cards were phased in for these applicants later in 2015. Her spouse visa was contained in her Ugandan passport. Last year her ...