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British Nationality: Biometrics

Question for Home Office

UIN 19381, tabled on 11 December 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the referee requirement for UK citizenship applications, in the context of the introduction of biometric identity checks.

Answered on

20 December 2024

The application process for British citizenship is kept under regular review with a view to making it as efficient and straightforward as possible while upholding necessary security requirements.

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Home Office