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Documents and certificates available at British Embassy Moscow.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Apply for citizenship as a direct descendant of a citizen of the UK and Colonies who was born in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
How to come back to the UK to live if you were previously settled (given indefinite leave to remain) - find out if you need a Returning Resident visa
Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
Find information from the Race Disparity Unit about the experiences of people from different ethnic backgrounds in areas including health, education, employment, housing, work, and criminal justice.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
How to provide evidence that you're a family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen or person of Northern Ireland.
Form for a group leader to collect multiple passports from a UK visa application centre in Russia. Form is in English and in Russian.
How to apply for British citizenship if you’re a person of Chagossian descent: who’s eligible, the documents you need and when you must apply by.
Details of scheme to provide displaced people of Ukraine with Eurovision Song Contest 2023 tickets.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
These guides explain how to use the General Register Office when researching your family tree and family history.
The Foreign Secretary will attend a meeting of the Alliance’s foreign ministers in Brussels and underline the need to sustain support for Ukraine.
UK, US and Canada regret Russia's lack of response to the Vienna Mechanism of March 2024 on prison conditions and call for immediate humanitarian release of Vladimir Kara-Murza.
Romanian Ambassador delivers joint statement on behalf of 45 countries condemning arbitrary detention of Ukrainian civilians by Russia and calling for their immediate and unconditional release.
Form for UK visa applicants in Russian Federation to give permission for personal details and biometric information to be taken and used
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