Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
you cannot leave the country for more than 2years at once with ILR, or you will have to apply for a spouse visa again
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/