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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.