Fees
12 Fees are payable on application and must be sent with the applicati The current fees are set out in the accompanying fees leaflet.
Dealing with the application
13 An acknowledgement is sent by the Home Office when an application is received. Enquiries are made into every application and may include an interview with the applicant by the police or other representative. The time taken to deal with an application varies according to individual circumstances and with the number of applications on hand at any time.
Dual nationality
14 People who are naturalised as British citizens may, as a result, lose or be at risk of losing their existing nationality or citizenship. This depends upon the law of the country concerned. If information is required in any individual case, enquiries should be made of the authorities of the country concerned before the application for naturalisation is made.
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Notes
An applicant's knowledge of the language does not have to be extensive, but must be good enough to deal with everyday situations. An ability to read or write the language is not essential. The Home Secretary may waive the need to fulfil the language requirement if the applicant is old or physically or mentally handicapped.
2 For the purpose of this leaflet the United Kingdom means England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
3 Periods spent in the United Kingdom
(a) while exempt from immigration control (for example as a
diplomat or as a member of visiting forces) or
(b)
in any place of detention (such as a prison) following a conviction or under the powers of the immigration laws (or while unlawfully absent from such a place)
do not count towards the residence requirements.
This leaflet has no legal authority as an interpretation of the British Nationality Act 1981
or of the Regulations made under it, and is intended merely as a guide.
Home Office
Nationality Division Lunar House
Wellesley Road
Croydon CR9 2BY
Printed by PSIF at HMP Norwich 11/89
Leaflet BN7
First published 1982 Second edition, March 1984 Third edition, November 1989 Fourth edition, February 1990
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