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You may be eligible to apply if you鈥檙e 鈥榦rdinarily resident鈥� in Hong Kong at the date of your application and:

• you were ordinarily resident there on 3 February 1997
• your parents were ordinarily resident there at the time of your birth if you鈥檙e a child born after 3 February 1997

Ordinarily resident means:

• you live in Hong Kong full-time
• you鈥檙e not breaking any immigration rules
• you鈥檝e moved to Hong Kong voluntarily with the intention of settling there

You must also be of 鈥榞ood character鈥� - read the guidance when you apply.

Nationality

You must either have:

• been a British national on 3 February 1997
• become a British national after 3 February 1997

You must not have held citizenship or nationality of another country at the time or since.

You can be a national of a country even if you鈥檝e never had a passport from there.

For example, you might be a Chinese national if you鈥檙e ethnically Chinese (even if you became a British national through a connection with Hong Kong - for example because you, your parents or your grandparents were born, registered or naturalised there).

Check with the immigration department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

How much it costs

Application	Fee
Each adult	拢1,576 (including citizenship ceremony fee)
Each child	拢1,214
If child turns 18 during application process	拢130 extra for each child (for citizenship ceremony)

You may be able to apply for a fee waiver if you鈥檙e under 18 and cannot afford to pay the fee.

How to apply

Read the guidance to form EM before you apply.

Fill in:

• application form EM
• the payment slip with the correct fee

Send the application form with your documents and payslip to the address in the form guidance.

Biometric information

You must also have your biometric information (fingerprints and a photo) taken. You鈥檒l be told how to do this after you apply.