Citizenship
Citizenship ceremonies
Midlothian Council will only receive your Naturalisation Certificate if you have chosen to have your ceremony here.
If you have recently changed your address, please notify the Home Office as soon as possible so we can receive instruction from them.
When you receive your invitation from the Home Office regarding your citizenship:
We will then contact you to book a date for your ceremony.
At the ceremony
At the start of the ceremony, we will ask you to show:
- your Home Office invitation
- photographic ID.
As part of the ceremony, you will make an oath or affirmation of allegiance and a pledge of commitment. These will be repeated after the Registrar; there is no need to memorise them in advance.
After the ceremony
After completing the ceremony, you will be presented with your certificate of naturalisation and a welcome pack.
The welcome pack has information on how to apply for your British passport.