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Hi
This platform has been so helpful in past for me .my question is simple let me explain my immigration history first
4 years student
2 years psw
3 years entrepreneur
1 years 2 months on uk spouse visa
I have no visa gaps .
My question is will there be any problem if i apply for 10 years long residency .i have heard that once you get spouse visa your past time spent in uk become zero but i cant find any reference to it my wife is british all i can found is if you are eu national spouse that would not count in your 10 years but cant find anythig related to a british citizen.should i go ahead .any suggestion would be great
Regards

That is not correct. Time spent as spouse can count toward long residence.

Thank you for reply and i totally agree with you because i can not find anything that tells time as a spouse doent count in 10 years specially if ur a spouse of a british national .just needed some expert opinion or anyone in similar situation because i am ready to apply for ilr just dont wana waste money .

Take Obie's advice.

a85yousaf wrote:Thank you for reply and i totally agree with you because i can not find anything that tells time as a spouse doent count in 10 years specially if ur a spouse of a british national .just needed some expert opinion or anyone in similar situation because i am ready to apply for ilr just dont wana waste money .

ANY legal visa status counts towards ILR based on long residence.

I believe you are getting confused where a switch to a spouse visa from PBS dep will reset the ILR clock for application based on 5 years residence, a someone on a spouse visa will need 5 years on FLR(M) to qualify for ILR on 5 years residence.

Thank you all for your replies it all makes sense now .
I will book an appointment asap
Thank you again for clearing my doubts much appreciated ..

Dear a85yousaf,

I'm also planning to apply for my ILR in a couple of months and I have the same situation as you.

1 Year student
2 years PSW
2.5 years Tier 1 General
4.5 years Spouse Visa (British Spouse not EU)

I'm thinking whether to apply for ILR under long residence (10 years) route or the spouse visa (5 years) route. If I'm to go in the long residence route I can apply for ILR now where as if I chose spouse visa route I have to wait for another 6 months and all the evidence, paper work etc so I'm inclined to the 10 year long residence route as it's much simpler and less paper work etc.

The only doubt I have is if British spouse visa is counted towards 10 year long residence. The government website is not clear about it. If it's EU spouse visa I understand that it's not counted as it's not under UK immigration law but since I have British spouse visa under British Immigration act I think it counts.

Have you applied for your visa through long residence route and if so how did it go?

Thanks

nal1234 wrote:Dear a85yousaf,

I'm also planning to apply for my ILR in a couple of months and I have the same situation as you.

1 Year student
2 years PSW
2.5 years Tier 1 General
4.5 years Spouse Visa (British Spouse not EU)

I'm thinking whether to apply for ILR under long residence (10 years) route or the spouse visa (5 years) route. If I'm to go in the long residence route I can apply for ILR now where as if I chose spouse visa route I have to wait for another 6 months and all the evidence, paper work etc so I'm inclined to the 10 year long residence route as it's much simpler and less paper work etc.

The only doubt I have is if British spouse visa is counted towards 10 year long residence. The government website is not clear about it. If it's EU spouse visa I understand that it's not counted as it's not under UK immigration law but since I have British spouse visa under British Immigration act I think it counts.

Have you applied for your visa through long residence route and if so how did it go?

Thanks

Spouse visa is counted.