Registration as a British Citizen
All applicants in Australia must send their application and supporting documents to the British High Commission in Canberra.
Under no circumstances can an application be sent directly to the Home Office in London.
If you have any queries please contact the British High Commission in Canberra - see contact details on the right.
Registration categories
Please select the category that applies to you:
MN1 - Registration of a child as a British citizen under 18 years
- MN1 application form [PDF 912K, new window]
- MN1 Guidance notes [PDF 2.0M, new window]
- Fee sheet
UKM - Registration of a person as a British Citizen born before 1983 to a British Mother
- UKM application form [PDF 422K, new window]
- UKM Guidance notes [PDF 769K, new window]
- Fee sheet
B(OS) - Registration of a person who is a British Overseas Citizen, British Subject or British Protected Person as a British Citizen
- B(OS) application form [PDF 115K, new window]
- B(OS) Guidance notes [PDF 147K, new window]
- Fee sheet
This application form relates to British Subjects (Under the British Nationality Act 1981) and British Protected Persons having no other citizenship or nationality
RS1 - Registration of a person as a British Citizen after renunciation
- RS1 application form [PDF 186K, new window]
- RS1 Guidance notes [ PDF 285K, new window]
- Fee sheet
Contacting the passports office
All applications and correspondence should be addressed to our passports office: