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Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
If you or your parents were born in the UK, you might automatically be a…
You’re usually a British citizen automatically if you were born in the UK.…
Whether you’re a British citizen depends on where your parents were from…
If at least one of your parents is a British citizen You might…
If you were born in the UK after 31 December 1982 and your parents were…
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
You may be eligible for British citizenship if you have a British parent.…
You’re automatically a British citizen if you were born outside the UK and…
You may automatically be a British citizen if you were born before 1…
You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months - some applications can take…
Find out about Automatic Exchange of Information and what it means.
How to upgrade an automatic car driving licence so that you can drive a manual car
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Guidance for individuals about automatic disqualification rules, what to do if you become disqualified and how to apply for a waiver.
Find guidance and information about agreements made between the UK and other countries to combat tax evasion.
Immigration staff guidance on whether an individual has an automatic claim to British citizenship.
You may be able to get provisional entitlement to higher category vehicles, and automatic entitlement to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.
From September 2023 people with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme will automatically have their status extended by 2 years before it expires if they have not obtained settled status.
What information you may be asked for by your account provider and how that information is shared.
Workplace pensions and automatic enrolment - how you're affected, how pensions are protected, what happens if you move job or go on maternity leave and how to opt out
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
This guidance for charities explains the automatic disqualification rules.
Find out how to report information to HMRC using the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) if you are a financial institution.
Product Recall for Automatic Label Tags Rewinding Rewinder Machine presenting a serious risk of electric shock.
Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you
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