Guidance

Form UKM: guidance

Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1983 to a British mother.

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Read the UKM guidance to find out if you can register as a British citizen if you:

  • were born before 1 January 1983 to a British mother
  • would have become a British citizen automatically if citizenship was passed to you at the time of your birth

Updates to this page

Published 22 March 2019
Last updated 17 April 2025 show all updates
  1. Updated the sections on referees, biometric enrolment, citizenship ceremonies and citizenship-related queries. Added a section on next steps. The 'OISC and immigration advice' section has been updated to reflect the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner's name change to Immigration Advice Authority.

  2. Updates to fees links and travel advice after becoming British.

  3. Document format and style updated. Outdated information removed or updated accordingly. References and links to fees updated.

  4. Updated the guidance.

  5. Added accessible version of guide.

  6. Updated guidance.

  7. Updated guidance document published.

  8. First published.

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