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Looking for some help and direction to applying for my wife to become a British citizen.

She is originally from Greece and has been living & working in the UK since July 2015. And we have been married since September 2016.

As I understand it she will first need to apply for the permanent residency card then after July 2018 (her third year as we are married) the British citizenship / neutralisation process?

As she has not been in the country a full 5 years we cannot complete the permanent residency online, which has also very much confused us.

Really appreciate any advice on this process

As I understand it she will first need to apply for the permanent residency card then after July 2018 (her third year as we are married) the British citizenship / neutralisation process?

No, she needs 5 years residence as a qualified person (EU Citizen) before she can apply for confirmation of PR. The 3 years spouse of British citizens is ONLY relevant to citizenship application for herself. To apply for citizenship, she needs PR which takes 5 years to attain.

As she has not been in the country a full 5 years we cannot complete the permanent residency online, which has also very much confused us.

She needs 5 years residence, then PR, only then can she apply for citizenship.

BritGreekLove17 wrote:Looking for some help and direction to applying for my wife to become a British citizen.

She is originally from Greece and has been living & working in the UK since July 2015. And we have been married since September 2016.

As I understand it she will first need to apply for the permanent residency card then after July 2018 (her third year as we are married) the British citizenship / neutralisation process?

As she has not been in the country a full 5 years we cannot complete the permanent residency online, which has also very much confused us.

Really appreciate any advice on this process

Your wife will have to qualify for PR first, after completing a full 5 years of residence exercising her Treaty rights. Only then will she be able to apply for British citizenship.

Edit: Beaten by Miss Speedy Fingers, CR001