My wife has recently arrived in the UK on a spouse visa.

I would like her to apply for a provisional driving licence.

I have read the ID requirements for the provisional licence application on this page: https://www.gov.uk/id-for-driving-licence
ID can include:
- a full valid current passport
- a biometric residence permit (formerly known as the identity card for foreign nationals)
- a UK certificate of naturalisation

From these documents, my wife only has a full valid passport (Philippine). So, I assume we can use this for ID?

My wife does not have a biometric residence permit. Should we wait until we apply for FLR in 2 years+ time, or can we apply for a biometric residence permit now?