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Form RN: guidance

Guidance to apply to give up your British citizenship or another type of British nationality.

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From:
UK Visas and Immigration
Published:
22 March 2019
Last updated:
6 August 2026
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  1. Guidance updated in following sections: 'Who can renounce British nationality?', 'What happens afterwards?' and 'Citizenship-related queries'.

  2. Guidance updated on applying for immigration permission to remain in the UK after renouncing British citizenship and what documents to provide when applying.

  3. Updated references to Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner to reflect the name change to Immigration Advice Authority, and updated the section on citizenship-related queries.

  4. Guidance updated with new sections on citizenship-related queries and OISC immigration advice and additional information on what happens after citizenship is renounced.

  5. Document format and style updated. Outdated information removed or updated accordingly. References and links to fees updated.

  6. Added accessible version of guide.

  7. First published.

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Read the RN guidance if you are a British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British national (overseas) or British subject and want to find out if you can give up that citizenship.

Apply to give up your British citizenship or nationality.

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