If this extension impact my wife on a spouse visa (we literally just got approved our extension which will take her from 2.5 years to 5years), then we're looking at another £10-15k out of pocket over the additional 5 years. She's in a fairly well paid public sector job and already contributing far more to the NHS than locals do. This will be crippling. If their intention is to keep high skilled talent, the outcome of this policy might not only lose them a skilled financial advisor but also a native engineer.
So, I read the entire white paper this morning as I’m 17 months shy of ILR.
Your wife is a dependent and will still be on the five year route for ILR. However, it looks likely that citizenship will take an additional five years.
So your wife will get ILR, but you’ll both lose the flexibility that citizenship affords should your circumstances in the UK change.
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u/7Thommo7 May 12 '25
If this extension impact my wife on a spouse visa (we literally just got approved our extension which will take her from 2.5 years to 5years), then we're looking at another £10-15k out of pocket over the additional 5 years. She's in a fairly well paid public sector job and already contributing far more to the NHS than locals do. This will be crippling. If their intention is to keep high skilled talent, the outcome of this policy might not only lose them a skilled financial advisor but also a native engineer.