Fees for nationality applications
Fees must be paid in full at the same time as you send your application(s) to Nationality Group. If not, there will be a delay in processing your application(s) until payment has been received. If you pay by cheque please ensure that you have sufficient funds to cover the fee payment. Certificates of citizenship cannot be issued until fees have been received.
You may pay by cheque, postal order or credit/switch card. Please send your payment with the payment slip, which is to be made payable to: Accounting Officer, Home Office. This should be sent to:
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Managed Migration Directorate (Nationality Group)
Casework Support Unit
PO Box 12
Liverpool
L69 2UX
You are advised not to send cash.
Fees are prescribed in law and only part may be refundable if applications are unsuccessful or withdrawn, except for declarations of renunciations (see table overleaf). You should read very carefully the guidance notes to ensure that you meet the requirements before applying. If you are paying using a bank or credit account, which belongs to someone else, you should give their details on the payment slip in case any refund becomes due.
The fees shown below are for applications made in the United Kingdom. Applications made abroad must be handed in at the nearest British Embassy, British High Commission or British Consulate whom you should consult about the correct method of payment. An additional fee may be charged to cover the cost of forwarding applications to the Home Office. Details of this extra fee can be obtained from the Post concerned.
This leaflet has no legal authority as an interpretation of the British Nationality Act 1981 or the Fees Regulations made under the Act. It is intended merely as a guide.
Fee table
Application Form Type of application Amount Adults Form ANNaturalisation as a British citizen on the basis of residence £268*Form ANHusband and wife living together who apply at the same time page £336*Form ANNaturalisation as a British citizen on the basis of marriage to a british citizen £268*
Children Form AN or B (applying with parentsOne or more children under 18 included in their parent's application pay one fee of £200Form MN1, T, B or B(OS)One or more children under 18 applying separately from their parents pay one fee of £200
Other British nationals (adults and children) applying to register as British citizens Form B, MN1, R, RS1, S1, S2, S3, B(OS), UK(M)
Applications from British overseas territories citizens, British subjects, British protected persons
£188*
Applications from other forms of British nationality made in United Kingdom MN3, S1, S2, MN4It is possible subject to limited conditions to register as a British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen or a British subject £188
It is possible subject to limited conditions to naturalise as a British overseas territories citizen £188
Renunciation of British nationality RN1, RN2Applications made at the same time to renounce one or more nationalities (Including British citizenship, British subject status, British overseas citizenship and British overseas territories citizenship) one fee of £120
A full refund will be made for renunciations that are not registered
*the sum of £68 per application will be refunded if the application is unsuccessful or withdrawn