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Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
You may be eligible to apply to ‘register’ as a British citizen if you…
You can register to become a British citizen if one of your parents…
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You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months - some applications can take…
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
If you or your parents were born in the UK, you might automatically be a…
You’re usually a British citizen automatically if you were born in the UK.…
Whether you’re a British citizen depends on where your parents were from…
If at least one of your parents is a British citizen You might…
If you were born in the UK after 31 December 1982 and your parents were…
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…
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Check if you were contracted out of the Additional State Pension and what it means for your State Pension
Register as a British citizen if you were born after 1 July 2006 to a British father where your mother was married to someone else.
Guidance on getting an extra payment to help with the cost of living if you were entitled to certain benefits or tax credits in 2022.
Apply by post to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1 July 2006 to a British father and your parents were not married.
How to claim compensation if you've been seriously injured in a violent crime using the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) scheme.
What to do when you think HMRC has not acted on information - the ‘extra-statutory concession’ (ESC A19).
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
Use this service to tell HMRC about exports that you did not notify through CHIEF when they arrived or left the UK port.
Guidance for businesses and organisations holding EU trade marks at the end of the transition period.
Compensation schemes you can apply to if you've been injured or became ill while serving in the armed forces - who can claim, how to claim, how long it takes, complaining about decisions
COVID-19 mobility constraints and their lessons and implications for gender-equity In sub-Saharan Africa
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
If you were adopted you can access your birth records or get on the Adoption Contact Register to find birth relatives - how to apply, forms and information for birth relatives
Find out what areas the Scottish administration legislates on and how it is structured.
You can claim a relief to pay less Customs Duty and VAT if you re-import goods to the UK.
Guidance for EU Settlement Scheme applicants in or outside the UK who have been affected by restrictions associated with coronavirus.
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