uk residence permit

[zak]

Hi

Please could some one advise me which visa application i should use as they change so often as do the rules!

my Thai wife was granted a residence permit with limited leave to remain for 3 years in the UK which is

due to expire in 2 months.

The story is i am UK citizen and my (Thai) wife and son when he was 1 year old came to the UK with me,

my wife on tourist visa and my son on his UK passport.

while in the UK in 2011 Thailand and Cambodia had serious disputes on the border which was very close to the Thai family home so i applied for an extension to her tourist visa as i didn't want my son going back to a conflict zone and she was granted a residence permit at the ukba discretion for 3 years.

we have now become settled as a family in the UK, my son starts nursery soon and my wife for the past

two years has worked for the nhs on a permanent contract.

The British commonwealth still advise against all travel to the area where my wife and son would have

live with her parents as we don't have the financial resources to relocate in Thailand, and would like to stay in the UK

I would be grateful for any advise

[bobrussell]

Check:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/257381/discretionaryleave.pdf

Seems to suggest that if granted before 9th July 2012 further applications under the same policy and settlement possible after 6 years. After this date settlement only after ten years. It appears relevant as long as circumstances are unchanged (eg: still not safe to return).

You may need some specialised advice from an immigration expert for this one!

The interests of the child may be the clincher here!