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Use this official service for booking a Life in the UK Test as part of your application for citizenship or settlement
This is the only official government service for booking the Life in the…
You have 45 minutes to answer 24 questions based on the Life in the UK…
If you’re unable to attend your test, you can rearrange it or cancel it.…
How you can show you know English when you apply for citizenship and to settle in the UK, and when you do not have to.
You might need to prove your knowledge of the English language if you’re…
You do not need to prove your knowledge of English if you’re either: aged…
You can prove your knowledge of English by having a recognised English…
You can prove your knowledge of English by having a degree that was taught…
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
There are 6 different types of British nationality. These are: British…
You can live and work in the UK free of any immigration controls if you’re…
British overseas territories citizenship was called ‘British dependent…
You became a British overseas citizen on 1 January 1983 if both of these…
Until 1949, nearly everyone with a close connection to the United Kingdom…
Someone who was a British overseas territories citizen by connection with…
You would have become a British protected person on 1 January 1983 if you:…
Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.
Dual citizenship (also known as dual nationality) is allowed in the UK. Read the rules and how to apply.
British passport eligibility - types of British nationality, eligibility by marriage or civil partnership, who to contact if you're not sure
Order a replacement registration or naturalisation certificate, or correct mistakes on a certificate - fees, application forms, address, supporting documents.
Contact your council to arrange your British citizenship ceremony - fees, venue, application
Form to apply for confirmation that you have not gained British citizenship.
Application for registration as a British Overseas Territories citizen and British citizen by a person whose parents were not married (form BOTC(F)).
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