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How to use the nationality checking service


Contact information

Contact:

Registration & Celebratory Services

Address:

Cleethorpes Town Hall, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, DN35 8LN

Telephone:

01472 326589

Fax:

01472 324867

Email:

register.office@nelincs.gov.uk

Opening Times

Monday:

9.00 am - 4.00 pm

Tuesday:

9.00 am - 4.00 pm

Wednesday:

9.00 am - 4.00 pm

Thursday:

9.00 am - 4.00 pm

Friday:

9.00 am - 4.00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed

Bank Holidays:

Closed

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Please note - the Nationality Checking Service is only offered on the dates listed below:

24th April 2013

2nd May & 15th May 2013

6th June & 19th June 2013

4th July & 17th July 2013

21st August 2013

5th September & 18th September 2013

3rd October & 16th October 2013

7th November & 20th November 2013

5th December & 18th December 2013

The Registration and Celebratory Services Team, in partnership with the Home Office, are pleased to provide a Nationality Checking Service at the Register Office, Cleethorpes Town Hall.  Use of this service is optional.

For a fee the designated officer will check that your application for British Nationality is completed correctly and is supported with all the appropriate supporting documents.  The officer at the Register Office will photocopy and certify the documentation.  This will usually allow you to retain your original documentation such as passports.  The completed application will then be submitted to the Home Office by Special Delivery post.

Applicants for this service, before booking an appointment, must ensure they meet three main criteria:

  • they satisfy the appropriate residential qualification dependent upon the section of the Immigration Act under which they are applying
  • they have been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain in the United Kingdom
  • they have proficiency in English language.

Please note: the designated officer will not be able to give advice about nationality matters.  If you require advice locally you can contact the Grimsby Citizens Advice Bureau, 4 Town Hall Street, Grimsby - telephone 0870 120 2427 - lines are open from 8.30 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday.

Costs

Type Price
Single Adult Application £55.00
Married Couple Application £90.00
Single Child Application £27.50

Family Application (2 adults and up to 4 children)

£150.00

You can find further information regarding nationality from the Home Office website by visiting www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/aboutcitizenship/

To book an appointment for using the Nationality Checking Service please telephone 01472 326589.

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