British citizenship

You can live and work in the UK free of any immigration controls if you’re a British citizen. You can also get a UK passport.

You might be a British citizen depending on:

• where and when you were born
  
  
• your parents’ circumstances when you were born

You can check if you’re a British citizen if you’re not sure.

NOTE: You do not necessarily get British citizenship if you were born in the UK.

Other ways to get British citizenship

If you’re not a British citizen, you might still be able to apply to:
You might be a British citizen depending on:

• register as a British citizen - for example, if you have another type of British nationality
  
  
• become a British citizen by ‘naturalisation’ - for example, after you settle in the UK