Fees for citizenship applications
Information about fees for citizenship and right of abode applications and payment slip.
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Read this information to find out how much you need to pay to apply for citizenship or right of abode in the UK.
This includes fees for reconsiderations, status checks, duplicate certificates, confirmation of the non-acquisition of British citizenship and certificate corrections.
It also explains how you can pay for your online or paper application.
You can check the different ways you can become a British citizen.
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Published 6 April 2013
Last updated 109 April 2024
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2025-04-09 00:01
Updated to reflect fee increases.
2024-04-10 09:00
Updated fees in line with legislation changes on 10 April 2024.
2023-10-04 00:01
New fees for citizenship applications for use on or after 4 October 2023.
2023-08-17 15:14
Updated fees document to include references to BOTC(F) and BOTC(M) application forms.
2022-06-16 09:00
Updated payment slip for use on or after 16 June 2022.
2022-04-06 09:47
Updated to highlight that there is no fee to have your biometric information (fingerprints and a photo) taken.
Details
Read this information to find out how much you need to pay to apply for citizenship or right of abode in the UK.
This includes fees for reconsiderations, status checks, duplicate certificates, confirmation of the non-acquisition of British citizenship and certificate corrections.
It also explains how you can pay for your online or paper application.
You can check the different ways you can become a British citizen.
We are aware this PDF publication may have accessibility issues. We are reviewing this so that we can fix it.
Read more about our accessible documents policy.
Updates to this page
Published 6 April 2013
Last updated 109 April 2024
+ show2025
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Update history
2025-04-09 00:01
Updated to reflect fee increases.
2024-04-10 09:00
Updated fees in line with legislation changes on 10 April 2024.
2023-10-04 00:01
New fees for citizenship applications for use on or after 4 October 2023.
2023-08-17 15:14
Updated fees document to include references to BOTC(F) and BOTC(M) application forms.
2022-06-16 09:00
Updated payment slip for use on or after 16 June 2022.
2022-04-06 09:47
Updated to highlight that there is no fee to have your biometric information (fingerprints and a photo) taken.
Details
Read this information to find out how much you need to pay to apply for citizenship or right of abode in the UK.
This includes fees for reconsiderations, status checks, duplicate certificates, confirmation of the non-acquisition of British citizenship and certificate corrections.
It also explains how you can pay for your online or paper application.
You can check the different ways you can become a British citizen.
We are aware this PDF publication may have accessibility issues. We are reviewing this so that we can fix it.
Read more about our accessible documents policy.
Updates to this page
Update history
2025-04-09 00:01
Updated to reflect fee increases.
2024-04-10 09:00
Updated fees in line with legislation changes on 10 April 2024.
2023-10-04 00:01
New fees for citizenship applications for use on or after 4 October 2023.
2023-08-17 15:14
Updated fees document to include references to BOTC(F) and BOTC(M) application forms.
2022-06-16 09:00
Updated payment slip for use on or after 16 June 2022.
2022-04-06 09:47
Updated to highlight that there is no fee to have your biometric information (fingerprints and a photo) taken.