Originally Posted by BritInParis

Oh, okay, so you need to have five years now under a spousal visa before you can get ILR even through you only need three years residence in order to naturalise, but you need to have ILR before you apply. Sneaky. So that makes it the same as the ordinary residency route with a work visa. In fact, the only way you can do it in three years is for the British spouse to be serving overseas in Crown or designated service when you're not resident in the UK - oh the irony!

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi...can-you-apply/

Originally Posted by Tr1boy

You don't need to be here 5 yrs to get ILR. Mrs TB arrived on a SV in Mar 2010, did two years on that and then in March this got her ILR. I thought she'd be up for citizenship next March but it looks as though that won't be the case? (doesn't matter much either way).

Originally Posted by fridgedesign

So another question.

If me and the wife apply for a Spouse VISA for the UK. Can she move to the UK for a year and then work in the EU on the VISA?

I'm guessing the Spouse VISA will be a work permit...

Originally Posted by BritInParis

You didn't, but as mentioned a couple of posts above, the rules changed in July so now it's five years. If Mrs TB has ILR now, she can naturalise in March 2013.