Form RN: guidance
Guidance to apply to give up your British citizenship or another type of British nationality.
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Read the RN guidance if you are a British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British national (overseas) or British subject and want to find out if you can give up that citizenship.
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Guidance updated with new sections on citizenship-related queries and OISC immigration advice and additional information on what happens after citizenship is renounced.
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Document format and style updated. Outdated information removed or updated accordingly. References and links to fees updated.
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Added accessible version of guide.
Update history
2026-08-06 14:38
Guidance updated in following sections: ‘Who can renounce British nationality?’, ‘What happens afterwards?’ and ‘Citizenship-related queries’.
2025-05-22 14:33
Guidance updated on applying for immigration permission to remain in the UK after renouncing British citizenship and what documents to provide when applying.
2025-04-17 15:40
Updated references to Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner to reflect the name change to Immigration Advice Authority, and updated the section on citizenship-related queries.
2024-11-18 12:20
Guidance updated with new sections on citizenship-related queries and OISC immigration advice and additional information on what happens after citizenship is renounced.
2023-10-04 00:01
Document format and style updated. Outdated information removed or updated accordingly. References and links to fees updated.
2022-02-17 07:47
Added accessible version of guide.