Renunciation of British nationality: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on considering requests from British citizens to renounce their status.
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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on how to consider declarations to renounce British nationality.
It includes information on the legal basis on which a British national can renounce their status, supporting evidence that must be provided and what to do if a person holds additional forms of British nationality.
Updates to this page
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Guidance updated following review, including to update processes to reflect current systems.
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Document updated to clarify that where a British citizen who held leave to enter or remain, including where this was indefinite, before becoming British will not revert back to that status on renunciation.
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Guidance updated.
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First published.