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Hello,

Please can someone advise me on that:
I am planning to help my wife to get British citizenship.
I got my EEA3 document certifying permanent residence on 15Nov 2013.
We got married on 09/07/2009.
My wife came to the UK on 30 May 2006 on 3 years student visa.
I will apply for BC in November 2014.
For the last 5 years my wife was on eea2 family member.
She did not apply for confirmation of her EEA4 permanent residence.
According to the European law she got it automatically on 09/07/2014, after 5years of marriage.She does not have that EEA4 stamp in her passport.
Can she apply with me together on 15Nov or she needs to wait until I get mine and after she can apply it by herself?
I am asking what documents she will have to send when applying once I get my BC?
Will she have to prove treaty rights for her 5 years of residence?Can she just attach my EEA3 PR with her BC application?Or she should apply for her EEA4 before?

Thank you

Check Q1, Q2 & Q5 in the FAQ (link below).

I read it but I am still confused.It is complicated for me to understand.Could you please clarify it for me in a few sentences.
Once I become BC what documents my wife will have to submit for BC?
My naturalisation certificate that I know but what proof of those 5 years of residence ? Is marriage certificate enough and eea2 stamp she has in her passport?

She can't apply together with you as she doesn't have 1 year of PR status (which is required for standard applications). However, once you obtain BC yourself (after attending the ceremony), she can apply as a spouse of BC (1 year after PR is not required in such applications).

She will need to send your EEA passport + PR card + her 5 years of residence proof + marriage certificate to show she has obtained PR status. She will also need to send your naturalisation certificate/British passport to show you are British (so she can apply as BC spouse).
She will need to pass Life in the UK test and meet the English language requirement.

That's good new for me!Thank you so much.It means she does not have to apply for her EEA4 now.You were very helpful.
Thanx