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Website of the UK government

Please note that this website has a UK government accesskeys system.

Public services all in one place

Main menu

Do it online

Do it online

Apply for British Nationality

The Home Office website offers a comprehensive guide to becoming a British national, as well as the necessary application forms.

How to use this service

All application forms are in PDF format. Print off the form and return it by post (details of where to send the form are on the page you print from).

To access the form you will need a copy of Adobe Reader. Information on how to download this for free is available on the right panel of this page. 

More useful links

Additional links

Online benefits adviser

Online benefits adviser

See which benefits you may be entitled to

Help with PDF files

To view PDF files you need Adobe Reader. The program is freely available if you do not already have it.

Access keys