Citizenship ceremonies

Applications to become a British citizen need to be arranged via the Home Office. As part of the process, you must take a citizenship oath and pledge at a citizenship ceremony.

Ceremonies in South Gloucestershire take place at Kingswood Civic Centre. You can choose to have a standard group ceremony, the cost of which is included in the fee paid to the Home Office or a non standard ceremony that must be paid for.

Type of ceremony   Days and times of ceremonies initially available at the register office, Poole Court  Fee
Small group ceremonies:
1 -5 people with maximum 1 guest each
 • Weekdays Monday to Wednesday at 4.00pm £67 per person
Individual ceremonies - 
maximum number of 30 guests
 Saturdays:
• Nov-Feb: 2.00pm
• Mar-Oct: 3.00pm
• Apr-Sept: 4.00pm
£130 per person