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Form S: guidance
Guidance to register for British citizenship if you are a stateless person.
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Read the S guidance to find out if you can register as a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen or a British overseas citizen if:
- you are a stateless person (not recognised as a national of any country) born before, on or after 1 January 1983
- you were born outside the UK and UK overseas territories
- you were born in the UK or a British overseas territory
Updates to this page
Published 22 March 2019
Last updated424 OctoberJuly 20232024
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Updated the guidance, sections under 'Application processing times' and 'Travelling to and from the UK after becoming a British citizen'.
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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 Outdated information removed or updated accordingly.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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Updated guidance to reflect changes made in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
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Accessible HTML version added.