Can I apply for PR

[MonirAmal]

Hello,

My Wife and I have been Married for 5 years now, and I am a British Citizen and she is Moroccan. When we first got married I was working in Germany, so we lived there for one year and then months.

Then we entered the uk, where she applied for "Residence Card of a Family Member of an EEA National" via the Surinder Singh Case which was in June of 2014.

As we have already been married for 5 years within Europe, is it possible for her to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain. Or do we have to wait until she has been in the UK for 5 years.If it is until she has been in the UK for 5 years, is this from the day she stepped into the uk? or the dat she received her Residence card.

Thank you Very much for your help!!
Much Appreciated!

[Casa]

The period of residence in another EU State won't qualify for PR.

Your wife will be able to apply for PR after she has completed 5 years of residence in the UK, during which you are now required to have been exercising your Treaty rights throughout her qualifying period. Previously this wasn't necessary for a British sponsor under the SS route.