I've got a friend, who's a member of this forum too, that came here in the UK with a Fiance(e) Visa..and then after they were married here, she applied for a Residence Card instead of going the FLR(M) route since her hubby is German who's been living here in the UK for more than 30 years already. She called UKBA before she applied for a Residence Card just to make sure, and that's what UKBA told her.