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UK Citizenship & Residency visa categories
You can apply for British citizenship if you are married or in a civil partnership with a British citizen.
You're automatically a British citizen if one of your parents was a British citizen or settled in the UK.
British citizenship is normally automatically passed down one generation to children born outside the UK.
Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) is how you settle in the UK. It's also called 'settlement'. There are various visa routes to get settlement. It gives you the right to live, work and study in the UK. You can obtain (ILR) and then apply for British citizenship.
If you were born in the UK and have lived up to the age of 10 years, you can register as a British Citizen.
If a child is born in the UK to parents who are now British citizens or settled persons, the child can be registered as a British national.
There are different ways to apply for British citizenship based on your circumstances.
You can apply for your British passport once you have been granted naturalisation (citizenship). If your passport is due to expire you can apply for renewal.