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Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply

• Who can apply

  You may be eligible for British citizenship if you have a British parent.…

• You were born on or after 1 July 2006

  You’re automatically a British citizen if you were born outside the UK and…

• You were born between 1983 and June 2006

  You’re automatically a British citizen if you were born outside the UK and…

• You were born before 1983

  You may automatically be a British citizen if you were born before 1…

• After you've applied

  You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months - some applications can take…

Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office

• Updated: 15 January 2021

Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.

Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like

The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person

Apply by post to register as a British citizen if you were born to a British father and your parents were not married.

Live birth registrations by the fathers' age and marital status. Includes age-specific fertility rates for men.

• Updated: 7 September 2015

Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.

What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.