Me and my wife want to return to the philippines

[swayze]

im not sure she passed her life in uk test and she applied for what ever comes next

not sure if its right to remain or indefinite
What about when she applies for passport
can she stay longer than under 2 years

[Terpe]

im not sure she passed her life in uk test and she applied for what ever comes next

not sure if its right to remain or indefinite
What about when she applies for passport
can she stay longer than under 2 years

If she can be granted British Citizenship she can stay outside of UK as long as wants and return whenever. Same as any British Citizen.
Is there is an intention to return to Philippines for some time then she'd better apply for re-acquisition of Philippine Citizenship. ( she would automatically lose it after the UK oath taking)

Can't really give any meaningful options for you without knowing what you have in your mind and what immigration status your wife has.

At least you know how you can stay in Philippines for 1 year visa free on Balikbayan. After that you can extend your stay by visa extensions up to a total of 24 months before you need to leave for 24 hours before arriving back to start the process over again.

I think it would help if you could report what immigration status you wife has.

Seems a bit of a waste of a significant wad of money to apply ILR then leave for good.
The future options for you both as a couple would certainly be greatly expanded if you both had British Citizenship.

Imagine 2 or 3 years in the Philipppines and you find you need to return to UK for some emergency medical treatment.
You can return but your wife cannot.
If you don't pay for the NHS treatment you cannot legally leave UK to live in the Philippines without paying it.
Just food for thought.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do

[swayze]

terp thats great advice
1 year sounds great not losing the visa now after all that headache and money.
my wife is waiting for the ILR to come through another 4 months to wait.

but as long as we the option to live in our house out there for a year thats good enough for us

thanks for your help

[Terpe]

terp thats great advice
1 year sounds great not losing the visa now after all that headache and money.
my wife is waiting for the ILR to come through another 4 months to wait.

but as long as we the option to live in our house out there for a year thats good enough for us

thanks for your help

Just to avoid any confusion.
My point is that your wife stand to lose out by leaving at the wrong time.
If she want to be granted British Citizenship she should not up sticks and leave after just forking out money for the ILR.

1. If you remain out of UK for 2 years or more the ILR of your wife will no longer be valid. She return legally and will have no eligibility to enter UK without a new visa.

2. If your wife has ILR and you leave UK for 1 year she will not quality for British Citizenship when you expect her to due to UK residency requirements

The residency requirements for British Citizenship are:-
- you have not spent more than 270 days outside the United Kingdom during the previous three-year period
and
- you have not spent more than 90 days outside the United Kingdom in the last 12 months of the three-year period.

There are some allowances and exceptions accepted. But not so much.

Just be sure to understand the implications of leaving UK for lengthy periods