In partnership with the Home Office Nationality Group we are pleased to offer a checking service to assist people who wish to become British Citizens.
The aim of the service is to help reduce unnecessary delays in the process of applying for British Citizenship. We will ensure that application forms are completed correctly and important documents that accompany the application form will be checked, copied and certified, however this is not a priority service. All documentation will be sent to the Home Office via special delivery.
The advantage of using this service is that your documents, including your passport, remain in your safekeeping and are not forwarded to the Home Office for the duration of your application.
The service will be by personal appointment only, and a fee will be charged for each application. If you wish to use the service please contact us using the details on the right hand side of this page.
The Home Office has not set any statutory fees for this service and local authorities are able to set appropriate charges to recover their costs in providing the service, which in our case are as follows:
|
Type of Application |
Fee inclusive of VAT |
|
Adult who submits a single application pays one fee |
£40.00 |
|
Husband and wife living together who apply at the same time pay one fee |
£60.00 |
|
Husband and wife (and up to 2 children) |
£70.00 |
|
Single parent (and up to 2 children) |
£60.00 |
|
Additional children on parents application |
£20.00
per child |
|
One or more children under the age of 18 who apply separately from their parents |
£20.00
per child |
The Nationality Checking Service at Northamptonshire is registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner to provide this service. For more information please see the Home Office link below, or telephone the helpline on 0845 010 5200.
Northamptonshire County Council staff who are authorised to undertake this service are neither qualified nor allowed to give verbal or written advice on nationality, immigration or asylum matters. Should you require further advice please contact the Home Office at the link below, or telephone the helpline on 0845 010 5200.
You will need to complete a 'Life in the UK Test' or an ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) test which must be with Citizenship content before you submit your application. For more information about the Knowledge of Life in the UK Test please see British Citizenship - Introduction of Tests of Knowledge of Life in the UK.
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