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British Citizenship (Naturalisation)
British by descent
Free · automatic — apply for passport only
Application fee
£0
01 · Eligibility
Are you eligible for the british by descent route?
- At least one parent is a British citizen by birth (not by descent)
- Born outside the UK
02 · Watch out for
Key conditions
- !No application or registration needed — you are British automatically.
- !Apply for a British passport directly: £94.50 adult standard.
- !Cannot pass British citizenship to your own children born outside the UK (no double descent).
03 · Other sub-routes
Compare with other British Citizenship (Naturalisation) routes
Ready to apply on the british by descent route?
Use the official gov.uk application — free, no signup, no agents.