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Citizenship guidance

Information about applying for or renouncing British citizenship, confirming British nationality or applying for a document showing the Right of Abode.

In this collection you’ll find guidance for citizenship applications to:

  • register as a British national
  • naturalise as a British citizen
  • renounce/resume British citizenship/nationality

You can check if you can become a British citizen.

If you’re successful in your citizenship application, find out what you can expect following your decision.

Naturalise as a British citizen

Register as a British national

Nationality services

Right of Abode

Register as a British Overseas Territories citizen (BOTC)

Updates to this page

Published 22 March 2019
Last updated 28 June 2022 + show all updates
  1. Guides BOTC(F) and BOTC(M) added.

  2. Form UKF (M): guidance added.

  3. Updated to add link to information for successful applicants

  4. First published.