This seems to be the problem: ""Initially when I applied for indefinite leave to remain I got it no problem at all. So I thought when you're married down here,

This seems to be the problem: ""Initially when I applied for indefinite leave to remain I got it no problem at all. So I thought when you're married down here, you're entitled to be here. "The kids are born here, my husband is from this country, so I don't see what the issue is, but they keep rejecting all the applications."" Why she never got a citizenship is something I don't understand. I used to think marrying a citizen puts you on the path towards that but may not be the case in the UK. She definitely assumed things here that were not right and that came back to haunt her.