Australian/Irish national after 5 years residence

[JenRadjai]

Hi,
I arrived in the UK Nov 2008 on a UK Ancestry Visa in my Australian Passport. (both parents and grandparents are British/Irish citizens)

I'm still resident in the UK.

In 2011 i obtained Irish citizenship.

I've now been resident in the UK for nearly 5 years and wonder what my next step should be to obtain British citizenship.

Should i apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain or Right of Abode? I entered the UK on my Ancestry Visa and although i'm an EEA national i haven't been exercising treaty rights for 5 years yet (as EEA citizenship only obtained in 2011). I have however been working full time for the past 5 years and have not had long absences from the UK.

I'm married to a non EEA national. As part of obtaining his Residence Card i have a Registration Certificate from 2011.

[Amber]

See Citizenship FAQs - Common Questions - Read before posting (click)

You would need to be settled, either PR under EU regulations or ILR under domestic legislation in order to naturalise.

[JAJ]

Irish citizens are normally deemed to have ILR without needing to apply for it. This is entirely separate from the EEA rules.

[Amber]

See also, section 1(3) Immigration Act 1971 (click) and CHAPTER 1 SECTION 2 COMMON TRAVEL AREA (click).

[Jambo]

See Irish citizen applying for British naturalisation.