Guidance

Renunciation of British nationality: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on considering requests from British citizens to renounce their status.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 27 July 2017
• Last updated: 7 August 2026
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  1. 7 August 2026

     Guidance updated following review, including to update processes to reflect current systems.

  2. 30 January 2018

     Document updated to clarify that where a British citizen who held leave to enter or remain, including where this was indefinite, before becoming British will not revert back to that status on renunciation.

  3. 8 December 2017

     Guidance updated.

  4. 27 July 2017

     First published.

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Renunciation of all types of British nationality (accessible)

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Renunciation of all types of British nationality

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on how to consider declarations to renounce British nationality.

It includes information on the legal basis on which a British national can renounce their status, supporting evidence that must be provided and what to do if a person holds additional forms of British nationality.