Born outside the UK after 1 January 1983:
Eligibility can be claimed through the father's and mother's line.
Citizenship is normally acquired by descent from a parent who is a British citizen otherwise than by descent, ie parent born in the UK or parent born overseas whilst their father was serving with the British Forces or British Diplomatic Service at the time of the parent's birth and had been recruited in the UK for that service.

 

Born outside the UK after 7 February 1961 but before 1 January 1983:
Applicants need to be registered in order to be eligible for a British passport.
Please refer to the citizenship area of the website for how to register as a British citizen.

Please select the category that applies to you, for a full list of documents required to support your claim :