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British Nationality: Children

Asked by Anneliese DoddsLabour (Co-op)Home OfficeTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 107744

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of processing a citizen application fee-waiver for under 18s.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The Home Office has previously estimated the cost of processing fee waivers for under 18s applying for British citizenship in the Impact Assessment published alongside the Fee Regulations introducing the waiver in June 2022 – please see at page 8 of the following link: The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

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