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How to apply for British citizenship if you're stateless - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application.

• Overview and fees

  You may be eligible to apply to ‘register’ as a British citizen if you’re…

• You were born on or after 1 January 1983

  How you apply depends on where you were born. You were born in the UK or a…

• You were born before 1 January 1983

  Read the guidance to check if you can apply. Fill in the form to apply…

• After you’ve applied

  You’ll get a letter confirming your application. It can take up to 4…

• Updated: 7 April 2026

These documents set out the government’s view of a society where disabled people can realise their aspirations and fulfil their potential.

• Updated: 24 November 2015

How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.

• Updated: 27 March 2025

Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’

Submit new evidence if your asylum application has been refused and you have no more right to appeal - called ‘further submission’

Change or cancel a presumption of death certificate where there's clear evidence the missing person is still alive or that they died on a different date to what's on the certificate.

How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.

• Updated: 5 January 2022

Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace

If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice