Cost of giving up British citizenship or another form of British nationality

This page provides details of the fee that you need to pay when giving up your British citizenship or another form of British nationality.

All declarations are made using application form RN. Depending on the type of British nationality you are giving up, you may need to make a fee when you make your declaration. You must pay the full fee when you make your declaration of renunciation.

The fee you must pay is shown in our fees leaflet (2.0M opens in a new window).

If you are giving up British citizenship, British subject status, British overseas citizenship or British overseas territories citizenship, your fee category is 'RN1, RN2'.

If you are giving up British national (overseas) status, your fee category is 'RN3'.

How to pay

You may pay by cheque, credit card or debit card. Transcash payments will be accepted only until 31 July 2010. You should not send cash or postal orders. Transcash payments received after 31 July 2010 will not be accepted.

If paying by transcash you should complete a transcash form and take it with your application form to the post office. You should send us one counterfoil with your form and supporting documents and retain the second counterfoil as proof of your payment. You can obtain a transcash form from the post office. The credit account number to be used is 4601793.

Please send the payment with the payment slip (PDF 48K opens in a new window). If you pay by cheque please ensure that you have sufficient funds to cover the fee payment.

If you are paying using a bank or credit card account which belongs to someone else, you should give their details on the payment slip in case any refund becomes due.

Applying outside the United Kingdom

The fees shown in the fees leaflet are for applications made and decided in the United Kingdom. Applications made abroad must be sent to or handed in at the nearest British diplomatic post, which you should consult about the correct method of payment. There may be different fees or additional fees for applications made abroad.