Originally Posted by
UKtravelbear
Aviatrix - maybe the 'allowable days' is down to UK tax rules rather than immigration - in the country for more than X days they become liable for UK Income Taxes?
This would assume having an income. If someone has stayed in the UK six months then where would that income be coming from?
We shouldn't really be speculating... but it did occur to me that maybe this person is a victim of the new UK immigration rules which basically make it impossible for UK citizens to bring in a non-EU spouse unless they are earning megabucks. If the OP's spouse is earning below the limit then there is no way for the OP to settle in the UK legally. (Well, there is a way - but it requires them to go and live somewhere else in the EU for a while first)