Provide as much information as you can. If you don’t know anything about your other parent, leave their details blank.
You’ll need to tell us why you can’t provide their details.
About your parents
We ask for parents’ details to check your claim to British nationality and confirm your identity.
It’s important you provide as much information as you can. If you don’t know their details, you’ll need to tell us why.
Whose details should I provide?
Give the details of your adoptive parents.
For same-sex couples, parent 1 is the person listed second on the adoption certificate. The other parent is parent 2.
If you only have one adoptive parent, give their details and leave the section for the other parent blank. You’ll need to tell us it was a sole adoption.
You don’t need to tell us if you were conceived through sperm donation and born in the UK. Give parents’ details as they appear on the birth certificate.
For same-sex couples, parent 1 is the person who gave birth. The other parent is parent 2.
There may be different rules if you were conceived through sperm donation and born outside the UK.
Provide your parent’s details as they appear on the parental order.
For same-sex couples, parent 1 is the person listed first on the parental order. The other parent is parent 2.
You need to check the rules about surrogacy and legal parents if they don’t have a parental order.