British citizenship

Services

  • Use this official service for booking a Life in the UK Test as part of your application for citizenship or settlement

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

  • How you can show you know English when you apply for citizenship and to settle in the UK, and when you do not have to

  • Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.

  • British passport eligibility - types of British nationality, eligibility by marriage or civil partnership, who to contact if you're not sure

Guidance and regulation

News and communications

Research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations