Guidance

Fees for citizenship applications

Information about fees for citizenship and right of abode applications and payment slip.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 6 April 2013
• Last updated: 8 April 2026
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  1. 8 April 2026

     Updated the fees in line with the fee uprating on 8 April 2026.

  2. 29 July 2025

     Fees for Irish citizens added.

  3. 9 April 2025

     Updated to reflect fee increases.

  4. 10 April 2024

     Updated fees in line with legislation changes on 10 April 2024.

  5. 4 October 2023

     New fees for citizenship applications for use on or after 4 October 2023.

  6. 17 August 2023

     Updated fees document to include references to BOTC(F) and BOTC(M) application forms.

  7. 16 June 2022

     Updated payment slip for use on or after 16 June 2022.

  8. 6 April 2022

     Updated to highlight that there is no fee to have your biometric information (fingerprints and a photo) taken.

  9. 10 November 2020

     Added paragraph on biometric enrolment fee.

  10. 2 October 2018

      New HTML version added.

  11. 6 April 2018

      New fees for citizenship applications for use on or after 6 April 2018.

  12. 6 November 2017

      Updated guidance.

  13. 16 October 2017

      Updated fees.

  14. 6 April 2017

      New fees for citizenship applications for use on or after 6 April 2017.

  15. 18 March 2016

      Visa fees leaflet for 6 April 2015 removed.

  16. 14 March 2016

      Updated fees leaflet added for use on or after 18 March 2016.

  17. 27 July 2015

      Updated document.

  18. 2 July 2015

      Updated fees leaflet.

  19. 20 March 2015

      New fees leaflet with effect from 6 April 2015 for citizenship applications and the right of abode.

  20. 7 April 2014

      New fees table published.

  21. 6 April 2013

      First published.

Documents

Fees for citizenship applications and the right of abode from 9 April 2025

HTML

Payment slip - citizenship or right of abode applications (paper applications only)

PDF, 173 KB, 1 page

Details

Read this information to find out how much you need to pay to apply for citizenship or right of abode in the UK.

This includes fees for reconsiderations, status checks, duplicate certificates, confirmation of the non-acquisition of British citizenship and certificate corrections.

It also explains how you can pay for your online or paper application.

You can check the different ways you can become a British citizen.

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