Uk Llr & Divorce - What To Do ?

[carlmeek]

My girlfriend has a "Limited Leave to Remain" visa which was sponsored by her husband. She split up with him and is now living with me, her Visa expires in a few months.

We are very happy living together and would like to find a way for this to continue, what are the options? She would have been ready to apply for ILR, but is now likely to get divorced instead.

She is a university graduate with English almost good enough for ESOL entry 3 (needs a little work to pass writing). Her current job is just working in a cafe earning minimum salary.

Please advise on what routes we could take, and also if she is compelled to immediately return to Thailand upon a divorce completing.

[CharlieB]

My girlfriend has a "Limited Leave to Remain" visa which was sponsored by her husband. She split up with him and is now living with me, her Visa expires in a few months.

We are very happy living together and would like to find a way for this to continue, what are the options? She would have been ready to apply for ILR, but is now likely to get divorced instead.

She is a university graduate with English almost good enough for ESOL entry 3 (needs a little work to pass writing). Her current job is just working in a cafe earning minimum salary.

Please advise on what routes we could take, and also if she is compelled to immediately return to Thailand upon a divorce completing.

I think that as she only has limited leave to remain in the UK and it is sounds like it's dependant on her marriage to her husband, she will have to return to Thailand at the end of her current visa period. She would obviously normally have to apply for ILR at the end of her current 2 year period, but this would require evidence from her husband that their relationship is still continuing. She probably won't get this, so in all probability will have to return to Thailand and you will have to then help her to get a new settlement visa back in the UK. She should be ok to stay until the end of her current visa period.

[Eff1n2ret]

My girlfriend has a "Limited Leave to Remain" visa which was sponsored by her husband. She split up with him and is now living with me, her Visa expires in a few months.

We are very happy living together and would like to find a way for this to continue, what are the options? She would have been ready to apply for ILR, but is now likely to get divorced instead.

She is a university graduate with English almost good enough for ESOL entry 3 (needs a little work to pass writing). Her current job is just working in a cafe earning minimum salary.

Please advise on what routes we could take, and also if she is compelled to immediately return to Thailand upon a divorce completing.

I think that as she only has limited leave to remain in the UK and it is sounds like it's dependant on her marriage to her husband, she will have to return to Thailand at the end of her current visa period. She would obviously normally have to apply for ILR at the end of her current 2 year period, but this would require evidence from her husband that their relationship is still continuing. She probably won't get this, so in all probability will have to return to Thailand and you will have to then help her to get a new settlement visa back in the UK. She should be ok to stay until the end of her current visa period.

Seconded - same reply as you got on the Thailand-UK forum