ILR requirements for passport dependents

[NaturalisationQuery]

Hi,

It would be great if you can help me with the following query:

I am on ILR at present and eligible for Naturalisation, I am planning to bring my wife on dependent visa hence looking for various options which best fit for me. I been heard when I bring my wife on ILR dependant, she need to stay for 5 years to get her ILR instead if I finish my naturalisation first and bring her on British citizenship dependent, she only need to stay for 2 years for ILR eligibility - is that right?


Thanks

[secret.simon]

instead if I finish my naturalisation first and bring her on British citizenship dependent, she only need to stay for 2 years for ILR eligibility - is that right?

No.

The spouse of a British citizen and that of an ILR holder both apply for the same visa - family of a settled person visa. That visa is valid for 2.5 years and needs to be renewed at that point in time.

Whether you are a British citizen or a person on ILR, your spouse can only apply for ILR after five years of residence in the UK on that visa.