I applied after 5 years of residency. We’ve renewed twice since my spouse became a citizen, always on the GV track, although this year it was converted to D2 (like other property GV’s). I was worried that technically we don’t meet the requirements (spouse is a citizen, properties sold etc), but apparently according to AIMA we do. FWIW, I also tried to get an Art 15 appointment (reunifying to an EU citizen), but never heard back from AIMA, so just went with the GV when it came up.