Quote Originally Posted by walesrob View Post
Not true. If a person has ILR and leaves the UK for a period of more than 2 years, they need a Returning Residents Visa.

http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/ukr...ningresidents/

maybe i'm wrong but

"If you have been away for more than two years, you may still qualify to return to live in the United Kingdom if, for example, you have strong family ties here or have lived here most of your life".

notice the wording, may , not you can,
how many on here does the above apply to ,strong family ties, most are still in the fils, most haven't lived here most of their lifes ..

if you've been out of the uk more than 2 years, you could well have problems proving your links to the uk, are you a resident of the uk ??

i still think i'm right for most peeps on here , as most wouldn't meet the above.

"Foreign nationals who are approved for Indefinite Leave to Remain may live and work in the UK without restriction. They may stay for an indefinite period of time. However, it is possible to loose Indefinite Leave to Remain status by ceasing to be seen as based in the UK; at a minimum, Indefinite Leave to Remain holders should not spend longer than two years out of the UK at a stretch if they want to maintain their Indefinite Leave to Remain status."

http://www.commonwealthcontractors.c...to_remain.aspx

i think returning resident visa could be easily refused, and your back to a spouse visa again