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British Citizenship Application Granted: What Next?

In This Article 1. The British Citizenship Ceremony 2. Travelling While Your British Citizenship Application Is Pending 3. Planning for Travel After Becoming a British Citizen 4. Applying for a British Passport 5....

A Guide to British Citizenship Priority Treatment Requests

In This Article 1. Understanding British Citizenship Priority Requests 2. What Are Priority Treatment Requests for UK Citizenship? 3. When Are British Citizenship Priority Requests Appropriate? 4. Key...

Multiple Nationality and Multiple Citizenship (Including Dual Nationality and Dual Citizenship)

In This Article 1. Multiple Nationality and Citizenship: What You Need to Know 2. Understanding Multiple Nationality and Citizenship 3. Exceptions to Multiple Nationality and Citizenship 4. Implications of Multiple...

Is Your Child Eligible for British Citizenship?

In This Article 1. British Citizenship for UK-Born Children: Eligibility and Registration Routes 2. Registration as a British Citizen Option 1 3. Registration as a British Citizen Option 2 4. Registration as...

Life in the UK Test - What Is It and When Is It Required?

In This Article 1. Introduction to the Life in the UK Test 2. Exemptions from the Life in the UK Test 3. Booking the Test 4. Structure of the Test 5. Preparing for the Test 6. Failing the Test 7. Past Investigation...

Understanding Discretionary Child British Citizenship Applications

In This Article 1. Introduction to Registering a Child as a British Citizen 2. Who Can Apply Under Section 3(1)? 3. Children Adopted Abroad by British Citizen Parents 4. Is Registration as a British Citizen...

Section 4L Explained: Who Can Benefit from the New Pathway to British Citizenship?

Section 4L of the British Nationality Act 1981, (‘The 1981 Act’), is a route to British citizenship for adults who would have been able to obtain citizenship, was it not for one or more of three reasons. This...

British Citizenship for Irish Citizens to Be Simplified

The British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 received royal assent on 24 May of this year. While it has not yet come into force, the amendments it makes to the British Nationality Act 1981 will provide an alternative...

How to Register for British Citizenship With Another British Nationality

For many individuals holding statuses such as British Overseas Territories Citizen, British Nationals (Overseas), British Overseas Citizen, British Subject, or British Protected Person, the prospect of...

Registering a UK Born Child as a British Citizen After 10 Years

If you do not qualify for British citizenship automatically, you may be eligible to apply for Registration as a British citizen, either by way of an entitlement or on a discretionary basis.  In this...

Applying for a Replacement Naturalisation or Registration Certificate

In this post, we explain how to apply for a replacement naturalisation or registration certificate when an original naturalisation or registration certificate is lost, damaged or stolen. What Is a Naturalisation...

British Citizenship for Children of Unmarried Parents

Historically, if a father was not married to a child’s mother, he could not pass on his British nationality automatically to his child. This meant that if a child was considered “illegitimate” and had a British...