FACTS:
- I'm British, wife is Canadian, 3 children.
- We're under 'old rules' (before July 2012).
- We lived in UK for 3 years consecutively on Spouse visa plus extension (FLR).
- We've been living in Canada for past 12 months, partly due to pregnancy and birth in May 2016, but would like to return to the UK.
PROBLEM:
Her UK visa (the extension) expires end of June 2016 - in 5 days!!!
1. Since we cannot return before it expires, will she have to reapply from Canada under the 'new rules'?
2. Can immigration show discretion and allow us to return and extend her 'old rules' visa within a month or so of the visa expiring?
3. Can it be extended at the border?
THANK YOU in advance!
- I'm British, wife is Canadian, 3 children.
- We're under 'old rules' (before July 2012).
- We lived in UK for 3 years consecutively on Spouse visa plus extension (FLR).
- We've been living in Canada for past 12 months, partly due to pregnancy and birth in May 2016, but would like to return to the UK.
PROBLEM:
Her UK visa (the extension) expires end of June 2016 - in 5 days!!!
1. Since we cannot return before it expires, will she have to reapply from Canada under the 'new rules'?
2. Can immigration show discretion and allow us to return and extend her 'old rules' visa within a month or so of the visa expiring?
3. Can it be extended at the border?
THANK YOU in advance!