Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Reduce UK citizenship fees to £372

Closed 300 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the UK Government to reduce fees for applying for UK citizenship from more than £1000 to £372 (which is what it costs the Home Office to process the application).
The fees for UK citizenship applications are very high, more than £1000.

This is a huge financial burden for people who have been in the UK for years and contributing to our society.

It's also a huge amount of money compared to what other countries charge:
US - about US$725
Italy - about EUR 300

Therefore we ask the UK Government to reduce the fee to £372 (application processing cost).

If the Home Office refuses to do this then they should tell us why it costs so much.

Timeline

18 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
18 May 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 300
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 18 Nov 2021
Closed 18 May 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.