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13th July 2012, 16:44
13 July 2012
From 16 July 2012 if you are applying for British nationality from outside the UK you must send your application form to:
UK Border Agency
PO BOX 306
Liverpool
United Kingdom
L2 OQN
From 16 July you cannot submit your application for British nationality to the British High Commission or British Consulate in your country.
Residents in Hong Kong should continue to submit their application at their British High Commission or British Consulate.
We will shortly be updating the information contained in the official guide 'Where to send your application form' to reflect these changes.
Paying your application fee
You must pay your application fee by completing a payment slip and sending it to us along with your application form and supporting documents.
Requesting additional information
If we need to contact you about your application we will contact you by e-mail. You must provide your e-mail address on your application form.
If you do not provide us with your email address the processing of your application may by delayed. If we are unable to contact you be email we will write to you via your nearest British High Commission or British Consulate.
Supporting documents
All documents submitted in support of your application must, where possible, be originals. We strongly recommend that you send your documents via courier service to ensure we receive them safely.
If you cannot send your original passport, because the authorities of your country do not allow passports to cross national borders, you should send a complete copy of your passport that has been certified by a local notary or equivalent. The countries affected by this are:
Afghanistan
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia
Iran
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Libya
North Korea
Morocco
Pakistan
Russia
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan and
Western Sahara.
If you submit a copy of your passport, you may be asked to provide or present the original document to one of our staff, in your country, for verification.
Processing your application
Once we have made a decision on your application, your nearest British High Commission or British Consulate will contact you.
If you are applying to naturalise as a British citizen, your nearest British High Commission or British Consulate will contact you about your citizenship ceremony, if applicable, and completing the process of naturalisation.. You will be presented with your citizenship certificate at your citizenship ceremony.
If you are not required to attend a citizenship ceremony, your nearest British High Commission or British Consulate will contact you about collecting your citizenship certificate.
Returning your documents
Once we have made a decision on your application your British High Commission or British Embassy will return your documents. If you are applying for naturalisation, your documents may be presented to you at your citizenship ceremony. If you need your documents to be returned more quickly please see our Return of documents page.
Source:-
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsfragments/66-nat-add
From 16 July 2012 if you are applying for British nationality from outside the UK you must send your application form to:
UK Border Agency
PO BOX 306
Liverpool
United Kingdom
L2 OQN
From 16 July you cannot submit your application for British nationality to the British High Commission or British Consulate in your country.
Residents in Hong Kong should continue to submit their application at their British High Commission or British Consulate.
We will shortly be updating the information contained in the official guide 'Where to send your application form' to reflect these changes.
Paying your application fee
You must pay your application fee by completing a payment slip and sending it to us along with your application form and supporting documents.
Requesting additional information
If we need to contact you about your application we will contact you by e-mail. You must provide your e-mail address on your application form.
If you do not provide us with your email address the processing of your application may by delayed. If we are unable to contact you be email we will write to you via your nearest British High Commission or British Consulate.
Supporting documents
All documents submitted in support of your application must, where possible, be originals. We strongly recommend that you send your documents via courier service to ensure we receive them safely.
If you cannot send your original passport, because the authorities of your country do not allow passports to cross national borders, you should send a complete copy of your passport that has been certified by a local notary or equivalent. The countries affected by this are:
Afghanistan
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia
Iran
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Libya
North Korea
Morocco
Pakistan
Russia
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan and
Western Sahara.
If you submit a copy of your passport, you may be asked to provide or present the original document to one of our staff, in your country, for verification.
Processing your application
Once we have made a decision on your application, your nearest British High Commission or British Consulate will contact you.
If you are applying to naturalise as a British citizen, your nearest British High Commission or British Consulate will contact you about your citizenship ceremony, if applicable, and completing the process of naturalisation.. You will be presented with your citizenship certificate at your citizenship ceremony.
If you are not required to attend a citizenship ceremony, your nearest British High Commission or British Consulate will contact you about collecting your citizenship certificate.
Returning your documents
Once we have made a decision on your application your British High Commission or British Embassy will return your documents. If you are applying for naturalisation, your documents may be presented to you at your citizenship ceremony. If you need your documents to be returned more quickly please see our Return of documents page.
Source:-
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsfragments/66-nat-add