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Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
You may be eligible for British citizenship if you have a British parent.…
You’re automatically a British citizen if you were born outside the UK and…
You may automatically be a British citizen if you were born before 1…
You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months - some applications can take…
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
Fleur Anderson was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office between 9 July 2024 and 7 September 2025. She was elected as the MP for Putney in 2019, re-elected in July 2024, and previously served as Shadow Minister...
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
How to work out and apply the residence nil rate band (RNRB) for Inheritance Tax in different circumstances.
Use form CA9176 to apply for Class 3 National Insurance credits from 6 April 2011, if you've provided care for a child aged under 12.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
This document tells HM Passport Office staff what information we need about a customer’s parents and grandparents and what to do if information is missing.
Find out how to apply to become a child's special guardian.
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