Form UKM: guidance
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1983 to a British mother.
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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
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Updated the contact details listed in the citizenship-related queries section.
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Updated applying to register as a British citizen if born before 1983 to a British mother, application processing times and information on returning your biometric residence permit (BRP).
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Updated the section 'Travelling to and from the UK after becoming a British citizen'.
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Updated guidance with minor wording, grammar, formatting and stylistic changes made throughout the guide.
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Updated the sections on referees, biometric enrolment, citizenship ceremonies and citizenship-related queries. Added a section on next steps. The 'OISC and immigration advice' section has been updated to reflect the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner's name change to Immigration Advice Authority.
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