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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Home Office response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report on the use of deprivation of citizenship by the Status Review Unit.
Form to register a child under 18 as a British overseas territories citizen: form MN2.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers that hold British citizenship.
NCS works with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport .
Order a replacement registration or naturalisation certificate, or correct mistakes on a certificate - fees, application forms, address, supporting documents.
Petitioning the government, government statistics, immigration status checks, national emergencies and terrorism
Nationality instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration decides on applications from citizens of the UK and colonies.
This form is for those who wish to become British citizens and would have automatically been, or been able to become, British citizens but for factors beyond their control.
Apply by post to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1 July 2006 to a British father and your parents were not married.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Application form ID1 to prove your identity when lodging an application to HM Land Registry.
This paper analyses the impact of citizenship laws on economic development
Register for British citizenship if you're a stateless person born in the UK or a British overseas territory on or after 1 January 1983.
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