1). Complete the
AN Form (
MN1 Form for
Children).
2). Book
NCS appointment with your
council (optional)*.
3). Visit your council for NCS appointment and submit your application along with the
Fee page and the required
documents.
4). You will receive the acknowledgement letter from
HO within few days.
5). If
BC approved, you will receive the approval letter from HO.
6). An invitation letter will be sent to you few days after the approval letter.
7). Once you have the invitation letter, you will need to make an **appointment to attend a
Citizenship Ceremony in your council (or any other council).
8 ). At the ceremony, you will be presented with the
Citizenship Certificate.
9). You will now need to apply for your first
British Passport.
10). If the passport is for an
adult, you will also be required to attend a
Passport Interview.
11). You will receive your
passport within few days after attending the Passport Interview. Most likely to be via
DX Courier.
*If you choose not to use NCS, you will have to send the application to Home Office yourself with the original passport(s) and
documents. Whereas if you use NCS, they will make
copies and return everything to you so you can
travel (if need to) while your application is in process.
**Make sure you book the
Citizenship Ceremony within
90 days of getting the invitation letter,
otherwise you will have to reapply for Citizenship and pay the fee again.
If still
unsure of something, see these:
Citizenship FAQs
Passport Interview Questions
Professional Referees
Citizenship Application Time-Line
British Passport Application Processing Time-Line
