6 months out of 12 in uk tourist visa

[Humble1]

Hi guys , a simple question I think , but I can't find a concise answer ( or can't understand it ! ) my Thai wife has a 6 month tourist visa to the uk , she stayed for 118 days approx 4 months, then returned to Thailand, visa was issued August 19th , my question is can she apply for a settlement visa to the uk ( she fills all the criteria ) before August 19th as she has not spent 6 months out of 12 in the uk ? So effectively she has 2 months left thus superseding the 6 out of 12 visa rules , does this make sense ? Is it applicable ? Or does a tourist visa have to run its one year course before another different type of visa can be applied for ?

Many thanks in anticipation of your replies

[theoldgit]

She can apply for settlement at any time, different rules/conventions apply.

She certainly doesn't need to wait until the anniversary of her visit visa before applying for settlement.

[7by7]

Indeed, she can can apply for settlement immediately upon her return home even if her visit visa has not expired and no matter how long she spent in the UK as a visitor nor the frequency of her visits.

The 'no more than 6 months out of 12' convention applies to visits only, not settlement.

[Humble1]

Thank you so much for your prompt replies guys , I thought as much but was not sure , ;-)