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You can apply for a fee waiver so you do not have to pay a citizenship application fee.
If you’re applying online for your fee waiver, you must get your decision before you apply for citizenship.
You can apply for a fee waiver if you’re under 18 and are eligible for British citizenship.
You can become a British citizen if one of your parents considered the UK as their home and did any of the following after you were born:
You can apply for a fee waiver if you and your parent or guardian cannot pay the fee because:
There’s more information in the ‘affordability’ section of the guidance on how the Home Office will process your fee waiver application.
Your parent or legal guardian can apply on your behalf. They can include their other children in the same application.
Do not apply for a fee waiver if you’re being looked after by a local authority. Instead, provide evidence of this when you apply for citizenship. The application will be free.
You can either apply online or by post.
If you’re applying from Guernsey or Jersey you must apply by post. You cannot currently apply for this fee waiver from the Isle of Man.
If you apply for a fee waiver online and you are successful, you must also then apply for citizenship online. If you cannot apply for both online, you must apply by post instead.
Fill in a Child citizenship fee waiver request form and send it to the address on the form.
You’ll be able to save your form and return to it later.
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You’ll be asked to prove your identity by uploading a copy of your identity document online, for example your:
You’ll also need to provide information about your financial situation, for example:
You’ll get a confirmation email from the Home Office once you’ve applied.
If your application is approved, you’ll get an email or letter with a personalised code (called a ‘token’). Use this code in your citizenship application.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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