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Deciding if citizenship is right for you
Check what rights you get from British citizenship and if it’s right for you
Getting British citizenship for children
Check if your child can become a British citizen if they were born in the UK, have a British parent, migrated to the UK or are eligible another way.
Get specialist immigration advice
Check what help you can get from Citizens Advice or find a specialist immigration adviser.
If you have nowhere to stay tonight
Check how to get somewhere to stay if you have nowhere to stay tonight. Check how to get into a night shelter, hostel or refuge
Check if you have the right to work in the UK
Find out if you can work in the UK. Your right to work in the UK depends on your immigration status - this is also called your ‘leave
If you’ve been invited to an interview under caution for benefit fraud
What to do if you’re asked to an interview under caution because you’re being investigated for benefit fraud
If your child is living in the UK illegally
How to get your child a legal immigration status, such as British citizenship or ‘discretionary leave to remain’, if they are under 18 and living in the UK illegally
Proving your right to live in the UK with the Windrush scheme
Find out how to prove your right to live in the UK if you arrived before 1989 or your parents arrived before 1973