Spouse of a naturalised citizen -- what is the timeline

[cliftonianbristol]

My wife just got her ILR recently.

I, on the other hand, am now a naturalised british citizen. My certificate of naturalisation is dated Oct 2021. We've been married since mid-2015, and resident in the UK since January 2015. All these years, she was my dependant.
She's married to a British citizen, but to a *naturalised* one.
We meet the residency requirement and were present in the UK for either case of 3 or 5 year anyways.

Does my wife *now* qualify for the naturalisation application?
Or does she need to wait for 12 months. If so, does the 12 month count start from the date of the application for ILR or its approval?

[secret.simon]

She can apply now, provided she meets the three year requirements.

[alterhase58]

She's married to a British citizen, but to a *naturalised* one.

Once you are British you are British!
What counts is that she is married to a British citizen on the date of being granted ILR.
Note naturalisation is not an immigration application, and wife won't be your dependent any more - nationality doesn't have a dependent status, she's free of all immigration restrictions.

[cliftonianbristol]

Thank you! That's great news!