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Immigration staff guidance on registeringhow asto aconsider Britishrequests citizento forregister individuals who are stateless persons.as British citizens.
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Registration as a British citizen: stateless persons
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ThisUK guidanceVisas tellsand HomeImmigration Officeguidance for staff howon registering stateless persons as a British citizen, the requirements that need to considerbe requestsmet, the evidence needed to registerestablish asan Britishindividual’s citizensentitlement fromand individualshow whoto are stateless.check the application.
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Last updated 281 JuneSeptember 2022
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2026-09-01 14:03
Change made in section Registration of a person born before 1 January 1983 to confirm how a person can register under paragraph 5 of schedule 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981.
2022-06-28 00:15
Changes made to reflect the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
Registration as a British citizen: stateless persons
PDF, 222310 KB, 1718 pages
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ThisUK guidanceVisas tellsand HomeImmigration Officeguidance for staff howon registering stateless persons as a British citizen, the requirements that need to considerbe requestsmet, the evidence needed to registerestablish asan Britishindividual’s citizensentitlement fromand individualshow whoto are stateless.check the application.
Updates to this page
Published 27 July 2017
Last updated 281 JuneSeptember 2022
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Show all updates
-
Update history
2026-09-01 14:03
Change made in section Registration of a person born before 1 January 1983 to confirm how a person can register under paragraph 5 of schedule 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981.
2022-06-28 00:15
Changes made to reflect the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
Details
ThisUK guidanceVisas tellsand HomeImmigration Officeguidance for staff howon registering stateless persons as a British citizen, the requirements that need to considerbe requestsmet, the evidence needed to registerestablish asan Britishindividual’s citizensentitlement fromand individualshow whoto are stateless.check the application.
Updates to this page
Update history
2026-09-01 14:03
Change made in section Registration of a person born before 1 January 1983 to confirm how a person can register under paragraph 5 of schedule 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981.
2022-06-28 00:15
Changes made to reflect the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.