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question regarding Lounes case and BC: now that my spouse received the letter of successful application to "settled status" and she has been living in the UK for over 5 years, can we use the "fast track" "Apply for citizenship if your spouse is a British citizen" which means she wouldn't need to wait another year to apply to BC?
The processes for pre-settled and settled status were different for us since we followed the Lounes route, but now that she's got settled status, I wonder if we can use the "mainstream" path and apply for her BC straightaway.
My concern: From reading the official GovUk page "Apply for citizenship if your spouse is a British citizen", it just says someone with settled status and spouse of british citizen doesn't need to wait another year from the day they got settled status, HOWEVER, it doesn't clarify the conditions for those using the Lounes route; which, in my simplistic view, was a way to say: "ignore my BC and let my spouse apply as spouse of an EU citizen, but now, consider me as a BC and let my spouse get a fast-tracked to BC". And of course, if this is not accepted, I'd be paying the 1.5k with no refund

The route to Settled Status or ILR is completely IRRELEVANT for citizenship.

You do NOT need to wait 12 months if you are married to a British Citizen, provided you meet the 3 year residence and absence requirements.

Citizenship is governed by its own Nationality Laws and is not an immigration application.