he would have to go and live in another european country for at least 3 months and apply for a family permit using european law, not a spouse visa which is under British immigration law, as the over 21yr old only applies to people who apply under the British immigration system, not the european one..
not easy for many people to go and live in another european country, but some people do, they have a holiday home in spain or portugal, or can find a new job easily..
not easy but might be better than waiting 3yrs.. and family permit as mod dom will tell you cost nothing
http://www.ncadc.org.uk/archives/fil...ews17/don.html