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A collection of guidance documents used by UK Visas and Immigration when deciding applications for British nationality.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
How someone in Croatia can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British consulate in Argentina.
How someone in Austria can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath, affirmation or affidavit and obtain informative notes on UK naming law
Casework instructions for how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications for citizenship.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available in North Macedonia by local notaries or lawyers.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
Immigration staff guidance on how to deal with issues relating to an individual's identity.
When you need to attend a citizenship ceremony - how to book, how much it costs, what happens during the ceremony.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British Embassy in Uruguay.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British Consulate-General Hong Kong and in Macao.
How someone in Germany can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath, affirmation or affidavit and obtain informative notes on UK naming law
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