Guidance

Legitimacy and domicile: caseworker guidance

Tells HM Passport Office staff about legitimacy and domicile for customers born before 1 July 2006, where the claim to British nationality is through a father.

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Home Office
Published
8 April 2022
Last updated
16 November 2022 — See all updates

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about the laws on legitimacy and advises how to confirm a customer, born before 1 July 2006, is the legitimate child of their father, for nationality purposes.

It also tells staff how to confirm where the customer’s father was domiciled, if needed, to establish a claim to British nationality.

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Published 8 April 2022
Last updated 16 November 2022 + show all updates

  1. Updated guidance published.

  2. Accessible version added.

  3. First published.

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