Fees for citizenship applications

The application fees are reviewed at regular intervals. You should always check what the fee is before you submit your application. If you submit an application with the incorrect fee then it will be rejected.

The overall fee for British citizenship comprises two elements. They are:

A fee for handling and processing the application. None of this is refundable if the application is refused or withdrawn.
Citizenship ceremony fee. This is paid by applicants who are required to attend a citizenship ceremony. It is refunded to applicants whose applications are refused or withdrawn.

The amounts shown below include the refundable ceremony fee.

The current fees for applications relating to British citizenship as at 30 November 2011 are as follows.

Adults applying for British citizenship

Naturalisation - £836, using form AN
Husband and wife or civil partners living together who apply for naturalisation at the same time pay a joint fee - £1,294, using form AN
Registration - £620, using forms B(OS), B(OTA), RS1, S1, S2, S3 or T.
Section 4C Registration - £80, using form UKM
Registration under section 1 of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 - £80, using form EM

Applications for other forms of British nationality

Adults applying to register as British Overseas citizens or British subjects - £540, using Form S1 or S2
Registration as a British protected person under the provisions of the British Protectorates, Protected Persons and Protected States Order 1982 - No fee
Registration or naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen in the UK - Fees are the same as for the corresponding application for registration or naturalisation as a British citizen, using form AN (modified), RS2, S1, S2 or S3

Applications for children

One child under 18 * - £540, using form B(OTA),B(OS), EM, MN1, S2, S3 or T.
Each additional child after the first * - £270 per child
One child under 18 applying to register as a British Overseas citizen or British subject - £540, using form MN3, MN4 or S2
Each additional child after the first - £270 per child

* An additional £80 per applicant is required to cover the citizenship ceremony fee should the child turn 18 during the application process. This must be paid when the application is decided.

Other fees

Duplicate citizenship certificates - £86
Confirmation of status as a British citizen - £86, using form NS
Reconsideration of an application for naturalisation or registration - £80, using form NR
Correction to Nationality certificate - £86

You can find the fees for other services such a renunciation of British citizenship in the UKBA document, Fees leaflet: applications for citizenship and right of abode (PDF, 1.2MB).

How to pay from inside the UK

You can only pay for British citizenship applications with a cheque in sterling from a UK bank account, or with a credit or debit card.

Payments should be made using the payment slip found at the end of the UKBA document, Fees leaflet: applications for citizenship and right of abode (PDF, 1.2MB).

Payment information on the application form

It is very important that you complete the payment section of the application form correctly. If this section contains any errors, the UKBA will not be able to process your payment. This will mean that your application is invalid and will be refused.