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I don't know. Have you asked the Canadian government?

How will that help with her UK settlement application?

You have ILR and so are a settled person in the UK. I believe that chogiekim is a British citizen.

Neither of which has anything to do with his question; which was about his wife's visa endorsement.

I think it is you who is confused, not I.

I will concede, though, that when I said "You do not have to have indefinite leave" I was responding to your remark without really thinking. What I should have said is "She does not have to have indefinite leave."

BTW, as a non citizen, you do not have the same rights as any British citizen.

For example:

You cannot vote or stand for election.

You can be removed from the UK at any time if the Home Secretary (in reality the UKBA) deems it to be in the public interest. Being convicted of any criminal offence which results in imprisonment, for example.

If you leave the UK for a continuous period of two or more years your ILR will lapse and you will have to apply for the appropriate visa should you wish to enter the UK again.

But yes, while you remain a UK resident you do have the right to sponsor a UK settlement visa for your partner.

She has a valid reason for needing her passport back, so I imagine so.

The OPs question was answered long ago, and as an attempt has been made to drag this topic has been dragged into a flame fest:

Closed.