Where to send your application form

This page provides details of where you should send your completed British citizenship application form.

Before sending us your form, you should make sure you fill in all sections that apply to your application. You must also enclose the correct documents and the fee.

If you require your documents to be signed for on delivery you should enclose a pre-paid self-addressed royal mail special delivery (or recorded signed for delivery) envelope. The pre-paid self-addressed envelope should be the correct one to take the size and weight of your documents and be insured to the appropriate level for the value of your documents. Please see the Royal Mail's web site at www.royalmail.com for further information. If this is not enclosed your documents will be returned by Royal Mail 2nd class post.

The address to which you should send your application form depends on your current location.

If you are currently in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland

Your application form, fee and supporting documents should be sent to:

UK Border Agency
Department 1
PO Box 306
Liverpool
L2 0QN

You should not send you application form to this address if you are currently not in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, even if you normally live there.

If you are currently in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man

Your application form, fee and supporting documents should be sent to the Lieutenant Governor.

If you are currently in a British overseas territory

Your application form, fee and supporting documents should be sent to the Governor.

If you are elsewhere

Your application form, fee and supporting documents should be sent to the nearest British diplomatic post. You may have to pay an additional fee to cover the cost of the post forwarding copies of your documents on to us. You should contact the post for details of this fee.

A British diplomatic post is a United Kingdom embassy, high commission or consulate.