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Step 1 of 5 – APPLICANT
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You are eligible for a First-time British passport because you were naturalised in the United Kingdom.
You are eligible for a First-time British passport because you as well as one or both of your parents were born in the United Kingdom.
The following is applicable when you (applicant) were born in the UK but your parents were both born outside the UK.
Applicants born before 1 January 1983
If you were born in the UK before 1 January 1983 you automatically qualify for a British Passport no matter if your parents were born in or outside the UK.
Applicants born after 1 January 1983
If you were born in the UK after 1 January 1983 you do not automatically qualify for British citizenship. It depends whether your parent/s were legally in the UK on a work or study visa at the time of your birth. If this is applicable, then you will need to submit supporting documents as proof. However, if you were born in the UK after 1 January 1983 and your parents were in the UK as tourists or illegally, then you do not qualify for British citizenship.
You are eligible for a First-time British passport because both your parents were born in the United Kingdom.
You are eligible for a First-time British passport because you were born before 1 January 1983.
The following is applicable when claiming British citizenship through a British born mother:
British law requires that an applicant’s birth needs to be registered with the British authorities before applying for a first-time passport, if the applicant was born outside the United Kingdom before 1 January 1983 to a British born mother and never had a British passport before.
Birth registrations are not applicable if the applicant was born outside the United Kingdom after 1 January 1983 to a British born mother. Therefore, the applicant is eligible for a British passport without registering his/her birth.
You are eligible for a first-time British passport without registering your birth because you were born after 1 January 1983.
You are eligible for a first-time British passport because your birth was already registered with the British authorities.
British law requires that your birth needs to be registered with the British authorities before a first-time passport application can be submitted, if you were born before 1 January 1983.
Unfortunately, we do not assist with birth registrations. Please click on the following link for more information:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-ukm-guidance
The following is applicable when claiming British citizenship through a British born father.
Applicants born before 1 July 2006
British law requires that an applicant’s birth needs to be registered with the British authorities before applying for a first-time passport, if the applicant’s parents were never married to each other, at any point, before or after the applicant’s birth.
If the applicant’s parents were married to each other at any point, before or after the applicant’s birth, then a birth registration is not applicable and the applicant can apply for a British passport without a birth registration.
Applicants born after 1 July 2006
Birth registrations are not applicable if the applicant was born outside the United Kingdom after 1 July 2006. Therefore, the applicant is eligible for a British passport without registering his/her birth.
You are eligible for a first-time British passport without registering your birth because you were born after 1 July 2006.
British law requires that your birth needs to be registered with the British authorities before your first-time passport application can be submitted, if your parents were not married to each other at any point.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-as-a-british-citizen-if-you-were-born-before-july-2006-to-a-british-father-form-ukf
You are eligible for a first-time British passport without registering your birth because your parents are/were married.
The following is applicable when claiming British citizenship through a British naturalised mother.
The applicant, the child of the naturalised mother, must have been born after the mother’s naturalisation. If born before the mother’s naturalisation then the applicant/child is not eligible for a British passport.
British law requires that an applicant’s birth needs to be registered with the British authorities before applying for a first-time passport, if the applicant was born outside the United Kingdom before 1 January 1983, born to a British naturalised mother, and never had a British passport before.
Birth registrations are not applicable if the applicant was born outside the United Kingdom after 1 January 1983, born to a British naturalised mother. Therefore, the applicant is eligible for a British passport without registering his/her birth.
You are eligible for a first-time British passport without registering your birth.
The following is applicable when claiming British citizenship through a British naturalised father.
The applicant, the child of the naturalised father, must have been born after the father’s naturalisation. If born before the father’s naturalisation then the applicant/child is not eligible for a British passport.
British law requires that your birth needs to be registered with the British authorities before your first-time passport application can be submitted, if your parents were not married at any point.
