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Guide to naturalisation as a British citizen
8% of applications for naturalisation as a British citizens are rejected by the Home Office, without the fee being returned. These guides aim to inform people wishing to become British of common pitfalls in the process.
- Guidance on how to consider an application to naturalise or register as a British citizen.
- Cross-cutting and unusual topics common to all types of British nationality (see below) such as deprivation, adoption, domicile, surrogacy and more.
- Quick walk through of the 6 different types of British nationality
- Checks whether you might automatically have acquired British nationality
EU citizens and British citizenship
Information for EU citizens considering applying for British citizenship
Good character
An applicant for naturalisation as a British citizen must prove they are "of good character". But what does this mean? In this eposts we explore different aspects of what lawyers call the "good character test".
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