Guidance

Form UKM: guidance

Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1983 to a British mother.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 22 March 2019
• Last updated: 24 July 2024 — See all updates

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Form UKM: guidance (accessible version)

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Form UKM: guidance

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Read the UKM guidance to find out if you can register as a British citizen if you:

• were born before 1 January 1983 to a British mother
• would have become a British citizen automatically if citizenship was passed to you at the time of your birth

Published 22 March 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024 + show all updates

1. 24 July 2024

   Updates to fees links and travel advice after becoming British.

2. 4 October 2023

   Document format and style updated. Outdated information removed or updated accordingly. References and links to fees updated.

3. 4 January 2023

   Updated the guidance.

4. 1 February 2022

   Added accessible version of guide.

5. 1 December 2020

   Updated guidance.

6. 13 September 2019

   Updated guidance document published.

7. 22 March 2019

   First published.