Collection

British citizenship (nationality guidance)

A collection of guidance documents used by UK Visas and Immigration when deciding applications for British nationality.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 14 November 2017
• Last updated: 23 November 2022 — See all updates

This section contains guidance on how to consider an application to naturalise, or register as a British citizen.

Documents

• Automatic acquisition of British citizenship: caseworker guidance
  • 21 November 2023
  • Guidance
• Naturalisation as a British citizen: caseworker guidance
  • 24 July 2024
  • Guidance
• British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997: caseworker guidance
  • 14 August 2017
  • Guidance
• Children of British parents: caseworker guidance
  • 28 June 2022
  • Guidance
• Registering children as British citizens: caseworker guidance
  • 14 October 2024
  • Guidance
• Registering other British nationals: caseworker guidance
  • 24 July 2024
  • Guidance
• Registering stateless persons: caseworker guidance
  • 28 June 2022
  • Guidance
• Registering under special circumstances: caseworker guidance
  • 29 November 2024
  • Guidance
• Registering children of BOTC parents: caseworker guidance
  • 28 June 2022
  • Guidance
• Registering Chagossian descendants' citizenship: caseworker guidance
  • 23 November 2022
  • Guidance
• Renounced British citizenship: caseworker guidance
  • 24 July 2024
  • Guidance

Published 14 November 2017
Last updated 23 November 2022 + show all updates

1. 23 November 2022

   Guidance on registering British overseas territories citizenship for Chagossian descendants published.

2. 28 June 2022

   Added guidance on registration as a British citizen in special circumstances.

3. 28 June 2022

   Added guidance: Registration as a British overseas territories citizen and British citizen: children of BOTC parents.

4. 14 November 2017

   First published.