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• Apply for citizenship if you're stateless

  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…

• EIM21765 - Particular benefits: cost of periodic health screening and medical check-ups, and eye tests
  • Updated: 7 April 2026
• New Zealand travel advice

  FCDO travel advice for New Zealand. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

  • Updated: 19 March 2026
  • Warnings and insurance

    This travel advice page covers New Zealand. See separate travel advice for…

  • Entry requirements

    This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

  • Safety and security

    Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…

  • Health

    Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

  • Getting help

    The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

• Youth Mobility Scheme visa

  Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.
• Check if your university or college can award a degree

  Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees
• Indonesia travel advice

  FCDO travel advice for Indonesia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

  • Updated: 19 March 2026
• Your rights if your employer is insolvent

  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
• Check your National Insurance record

  Find out if you've paid enough National Insurance to qualify for the full State Pension - check gaps, contributions and credits, get a National Insurance statement, call the helpline.
• Maternity pay and leave

  Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
• Arrested or in prison in Botswana

  This guide provides information about being arrested in Botswana and what conditions are like in prison there.

  • Updated: 15 July 2015