Question follow-through · 109162

British Nationality: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that citizenship application fees are affordable for children who need to regularise their immigration status.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
2 Feb 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that citizenship application fees are affordable for children who need to regularise their immigration status.

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Children seeking to register as a British citizen will have the fee waived if they are able to credibly demonstrate that they cannot afford the fee. In addition, where an application has been made by or on behalf of a child who is looked after by a Local ...

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