Originally Posted by
ajax
Do refresh my memory: what's ILE and how does it differ from ILR?
Indefinite Leave to
Enter as opposed to Indefinite Leave to
Remain.
As it suggests, it allows the applicant to enter the UK at any time and by it's name it would appear it should be applied for from outwith the UK.
If memory serves me correctly this is the entry which would be granted to the wives/partners of expats returning after a long stint overseas, where they have either married or been living with a partner. The evidence of living together is the crucial bit, and often this is more difficult to come by if you've not been planning for it.
From the OP, this is the section of the new rules which seeks to block this avenue:
abolishing immediate settlement for migrant spouses and partners where a couple have been living together overseas for at least four years