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Hi,

I am living in the uk from 2008 and my wife from 2010. Me and my wife both have ILRs from March 2013, however my wife hasn't completed 5 years yet. At that time when we applied ILR, tier 2 dependent visa holders only had to stay 2 years to get ILR on the basis of Dependent visa.

Now we are planning to apply for citizenship, I know one of the eligibility criteria is continuous stay of 5 years. But since we both already have ILRs individually can we both apply for citizenship at the same time ?

In any case, by Sept 2015 my wife will also complete 5 years stay. Just wanted to know if she is eligible currently so that we could apply a little bit earlier.

Please advise.

Thanks,
Mahendra

There is no longer a financial advantage in applying together. If you apply first, as soon as you are granted BC your wife will be able to submit her application immediately as the wife of a British Citizen, with no need to complete the 5 year residence.

That was a really quick response, thanks.

You're welcome. Don't forget to ensure you both meet the B1 level English requirement. I'm assuming you already passed the Life in the UK test for your ILR.