Quote Originally Posted by IainBusby View Post
Unfortunately it looks like even if you came to the UK to live today, she would now (probably) have to stay here five years to qualify due to the recent changes made by the government here in the UK.
She would already qualify for ILR now if you moved to the UK - though she would need to show sufficient knowledge of the English language and about life in the United Kingdom. At the moment you can get away with ILR as a long term visit visa as long as you make regular trips to the UK.

But if you don't plan to move to the UK for any period of time then this is not an option.