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How to apply for British citizenship if you're a British overseas citizen, protected person, subject, national or overseas territories citizen - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application.

• Who can apply as a British national

  You may be eligible to apply to ‘register’ as a British citizen if you…

• Most types of British nationality

  You may be able to apply if you are one of the following: a British…

• You've lived in the UK or worked as a Crown servant

  You may be able to apply if you hold any form of British nationality and…

• You have a connection with Gibraltar

  You probably became a British citizen automatically if you were registered…

• You've lived in Hong Kong

  You may be eligible to apply if you’re ‘ordinarily resident’ in Hong Kong…

• Where to send your application

  Where you send your application depends on the country you’re currently…

• After you've applied

  You’ll get a letter confirming your application. It can take up to 4…

Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card

• Overview

  The Registered Traveller service can help you get through the UK border…

• Eligibility

  To apply for Registered Traveller membership, you must be 18 or older and…

• Where you can use Registered Traveller

  You can use the service at the following airports: Birmingham Bristol…

• How to apply

  Before you apply, check you’re eligible. Apply online for Registered…

• Renew or update your membership

  It costs £50 to renew your Registered Traveller membership for another…

• Add children to your membership

  You can apply to add your children to your Registered Traveller membership…

How to apply for a document to travel outside the UK if you're not British and you cannot use or get your own national passport.

• Overview

  You can apply for a document to travel outside the UK if: you are not…

• Refugee travel document

  You can apply for a refugee travel document if either: you have refugee…

• Stateless person’s travel document

  You can apply for a stateless person’s travel document if you have been…

• Certificate of travel

  You can apply for a certificate of travel if one of the following is true:…

• One way travel document

  You can apply for a one way travel document if you meet all of the…

• Family members

  Each family member must apply for their own travel document separately. If…

• How to apply

  Before you apply If you have less than 6 months’ permission to stay in the…

• After you apply

  It can take up to 14 weeks to get a decision once you’ve submitted your…

• Report your lost or stolen travel document

  If your travel document is lost or stolen, you must report it to the Home…

How to claim the basic State Pension and how it's calculated - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953.

Programme will reach up to 600,000 children in most deprived areas.

• Updated: 7 March 2025

Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.

Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's remarks on the fundamental reform of the British state.

• Updated: 13 March 2025

What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.

Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs