British citizenship — Apply for citizenship if you have British nationality

Summary

GOV.UK guidance on apply for citizenship if you have british nationality. How to apply for British citizenship if you're a British overseas citizen, protected person, subject, national or overseas territories citizen - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application. You may be eligible to apply to ‘register’ as a British citizen if you have British nationality. There’s one way to [apply for people with most types of British nationality](/apply-citizenship-british-nationality/most-types-of-british-nationality). You cannot apply this way if you are a citizen or national of another country, or a British overseas territories citizen.

Key information

• Document type — guide
• How to apply
• How to apply
• How to apply
• you’ve [lived in the UK for 5 years](/apply-citizenship-british-nationality/lived-in-the-uk-or-worked-for-the-crown-service)
• you’ve [worked as a Crown servant](/apply-citizenship-british-nationality/lived-in-the-uk-or-worked-for-the-crown-service) (for example in the diplomatic service, overseas civil service or armed forces)
• you have a [connection with Gibraltar](/apply-citizenship-british-nationality/gibraltar)
• you’ve lived in [Hong Kong](/apply-citizenship-british-nationality/hong-kong)

Practical guidance

• How to apply
• How to apply
• How to apply
• you’ve [lived in the UK for 5 years](/apply-citizenship-british-nationality/lived-in-the-uk-or-worked-for-the-crown-service)
• you’ve [worked as a Crown servant](/apply-citizenship-british-nationality/lived-in-the-uk-or-worked-for-the-crown-service) (for example in the diplomatic service, overseas civil service or armed forces)
• you have a [connection with Gibraltar](/apply-citizenship-british-nationality/gibraltar)

Related topics

More in this area

• Applying for British citizenship
• Proving your right to live in the UK with the Windrush scheme
• British citizenship — Application to reconsider a decision for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode
• British citizenship — Application to register child as British overseas territories citizen
• British citizenship — Correct a registration or naturalisation certificate