i was talking to a turkish national today and he told me something i found strange.
he married a british lady in turkey and then came here on a two year spouse visa, he is now on a two year FLR visa which is due to expire next month.
total 4 years.
he has seperated from his wife and is concerned now for his renewal of the FLR visa because she will not help him now.
i think he can apply in his own right now but i may be wrong.
the odd bit is that his visa states no recourse to public funds like all of our partners visas, but he is claiming job seekers allowance and gets his council rent paid.
he was told in the job centre that the rules have changed and as he had been paying his tax etc since coming to the UK that he could claim them,
he also showed them his visa but still told him he can claim.
as this would apply to our friends on here does any one know if it is correct or have the job centre cocked up.
i know what it says on my asawas papers
regards john
tiger 
tigress 
if he's been working ever since and paid enough tax to qualify him. 
