Citizenship

The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) is the Home Office department which issues passports to British citizens in the UK. British citizens abroad...

Before Applying for Citizenship Before making a formal application for British citizenship applicants should ensure that they satisfy all...

Because of the UK’s complex international history there are several different forms of UK nationality. An individual’s nationality will generally...

Under UK law a foreign national who acquires British citizenship does not have to renounce their original nationality and may, therefore, hold dual...

An individual may wish to give up their UK citizenship or nationality in order to become a citizen of another country. In most cases it is possible...

Becoming a UK citizen is about more than a piece of paper or attending a citizenship ceremony. All those living as citizens of the UK have certain...

Marrying a UK citizen will generally entitle a foreign national to live and work in the UK. However, this entitlement is not automatic and there is...

The concept of probationary citizenship has been developed as part of a major overhaul of UK immigration rules. Originally foreign nationals...

In early 2008 the UK Border Agency published a set of proposed changes to the way in which a foreign national can become a British citizen or a...

Under British nationality law a child born to British parents outside of the UK does not automatically become a British citizen. However, depending...

This article is a guide to the stages that a foreign national will ordinarily have to go through before they may acquire British citizenship. This...

The Purpose of the UK Citizenship Ceremony Prior to 2004 acquiring British citizenship was an extremely low key affair with very little to mark...

All foreign nationals applying to become British citizens are now required to show that they have an appropriate level of knowledge of the life and...