Wife immigration status

[Antone]

Dear experts,

I have recently got my ILR and managed to apply for citizenship for my daughters (born in the UK) so now they both have British passports but my wife is still a year short for ILR (she is tier 2 dependent and currently spent 4 years in UK).

I was wondering if she can apply for citizenship right away ? or do we have to go through ILR then citizenship.

Many thanks,
Antone.

[meself2]

my wife is still a year short for ILR (she is tier 2 dependent and currently spent 4 years in UK).

Even if she was eligible, she would still have to live for 5 years to apply for citizenship.

I was wondering if she can apply for citizenship right away ? or do we have to go through ILR then citizenship.

She needs ILR, has to apply for citizenship after a year on ILR (unless you get naturalized before that, then she can apply as spouse of BC).

[Ticktack]

Dear experts,

I have recently got my ILR and managed to apply for citizenship for my daughters (born in the UK) so now they both have British passports but my wife is still a year short for ILR (she is tier 2 dependent and currently spent 4 years in UK).

I was wondering if she can apply for citizenship right away ? or do we have to go through ILR then citizenship.

Many thanks,
Antone.

Weird you think she can apply for citizenship straightaway, when even you currently on ILR can't. How was that to work exactly?

[Antone]

@meself2 : thank you for your reply.

@Ticktack : I was wondering if having British kids makes any difference, hence the question

Many thanks,
Antone.

[CR001]

@meself2 : thank you for your reply.

@Ticktack : I was wondering if having British kids makes any difference, hence the question

Many thanks,
Antone.

She needs ILR first. There is no shortcut and makes no difference simply because the kids are British.

[alterhase58]

@meself2 : thank you for your reply.

@Ticktack : I was wondering if having British kids makes any difference, hence the question

Many thanks,
Antone.

Having British children doesn't give you any privileges under UK immigration/nationality regulations.