Check if you're a British citizen
Born in the UK or a British colony before 1 January 1983
You鈥檙e usually a British citizen automatically if you were born in the UK.
There are 3 exceptions. You will not be a British citizen if:
- your father was a diplomat working for a foreign country
- your mother was a diplomat working for a foreign country and you were born on or after 10 April 1968
- your father was an 鈥榚nemy alien in occupation鈥� in the Channel Islands during World War 2
If you were born in a British colony
You鈥檙e a British citizen automatically if both of the following apply:
- you were a citizen of the UK and Colonies (CUKC) on 31 December 1982
- you had the 鈥榬ight of abode鈥� in the UK (this means you could live and work in the UK free of any immigration controls)
There鈥檚 one exception. You might not be a British citizen if you got a certificate to confirm that you鈥檙e registered as a Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKC) under the 鈥楤ritish Nationality (No 2) Act 1964. Read more detail about who can claim British citizenship automatically.