Nationality Checking Service

In partnership with the Home Office, we offer a checking service to assist applicants who are applying for British Citizenship. 

The aim of the service is to help reduce unnecessary delays in the process of applying for British Citizenship.

It is a fact that applications to the Home Office containing all the necessary information and correct documents tend to be resolved more quickly than those that are incomplete. However, this is not a priority service and no guarantee can be made on the length of time it will take to process applications.

This service will ensure that application forms are filled in correctly and important documents, which need to accompany the application form, will be checked, copied and certified so that, in most instances, applicants can keep the originals.

The advantage of using this service is that your passport, and other important documents, remains in your safekeeping as we will photocopy these for you. We send all applications to the Home Office by secure guaranteed next day delivery.

How to contact us:

You should contact us once you have confirmed that you meet all the requirements to apply for British Citizenship.

Islington Register Office
Town Hall
Upper Street
London
N1 2UD

Phone: 02075276350 
Fax: 02075276308
Email: citizenship@islington.gov.uk

We will then make an appointment for you to see an adviser. Applicants aged 18 or over must appear in person when attending their Nationality Checking Service appointment. 

Please note: applications will not be checked for anyone who does not attend in person. Joint applications will require husband and wife to attend (children under 18 need not attend ).

Service Fee

The fee for the checking service is currently:

• per adult application: £45 (Saturdays £60)
• per child application: £20 (Saturdays £25)

Full payment needs to be made at the time the appointment is booked.

Appointments can only be rescheduled once and is subject to 48 hours notice. No Cancellations or Refunds once appointments have been booked.

All applications except for the 3.30pm application will be sent the same day using the special delivery envelope.

This should be delivered by the next working day by Royal Mail.

The 3.30pm will only be sent the next working day as the special delivery envelopes gets sent to Royal Mail at 3.30pm everyday.  

For information on documentation needed for this service, click on the link for Documentation for NCS on the left.