Guidance

Registering stateless persons: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on how to consider requests to register individuals who are stateless as British citizens.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 27 July 2017
• Last updated: 1 September 2026
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  1. 1 September 2026

     Change made in section Registration of a person born before 1 January 1983 to confirm how a person can register under paragraph 5 of schedule 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981.

  2. 28 June 2022

     Changes made to reflect the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

  3. 26 September 2017

     Updated guidance.

  4. 27 July 2017

     First published.

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Registration as a British citizen: stateless persons

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on registering stateless persons as a British citizen, the requirements that need to be met, the evidence needed to establish an individual’s entitlement and how to check the application.