Citizenship

Official rules, guidance and application forms

• See the section 'British citizenship' on the web site of the Home Office's UK Border Agency, for full details of citizenship and the other different types of British nationality

The 'Life in the UK Test'

• If you need to take the 'Life in the UK' test, you can practise online by logging in to GoCitizen.co.uk with your library card number and PIN
• GoCitizen.co.uk gives you:
   

  - an online version of the latest official study materials licensed from the Home Office, the organisation that produces the handbook

  - hundreds of practice test questions in the same format as the official test

  - additional interactive learning resources and teaching aids

• You can also find help to prepare for the test at the Life in the UK Test site

• The web site also enables you to find test centres
• The information you need to study for the test is in a book called Life in the UK, a journey to citizenship 2nd edition, 2007, available at all Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire libraries

Local citizenship ceremonies

• Information about citizenship ceremonies is at the Central Bedfordshire Council's Registration Service page
• For contact details of the local register offices, search citizenship at the Local Information Database

Further information

• There is information aimed at teachers of ESOL citizenship courses at the NIACE site Citizenship materials for ESOL learners. The site includes a downloadable pack of resources and a useful 'Citizenship FAQs' section
• Library catalogue
• Contact us - for help to find information, from your local librarians
• 'Enquire' - a 24-hour chat enquiry service, from the national People's Network. Local librarians take part in 'Enquire' on a rota basis but it is likely that you would be answered by a librarian from another library service

Library contact details and opening times