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Change of personal circumstances questionnaire: change of nationality

Guidance for submitting a Change of Personal Circumstances (CPC) form if you hold a security clearance and have experienced any changes to your nationality.

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If you hold a DV, SC, Level 1B or CTC security clearance you should inform UKSV if you acquire a new nationality or renounce a nationality that you previously held.

UKSV requires Change of Personal Circumstances (CPC) forms to be submitted via the NSVS portal.聽

In exceptional circumstances, please contact our UKSV Helpdesk for support completing the Change of Personal Circumstances (CPC) form manually.

How to contact UKSV

Once we authorise this request for the CPC form, you will then receive an email from UKSV which provides the form for completion, along with a secure link to a file-sharing service called Egress. This is used to ensure that any information shared either by you or with you is done so in a secure and safe manner. Instructions on how to upload and download information to and from Egress will be provided along with the link.

Updates to this page

Published 7 October 2016
Last updated 6 May 2025 show all updates
  1. This guidance has been updated as part of UK Security Vetting鈥檚 ongoing review of all our gov.uk content, in consultation with subject matter experts and relevant stakeholders, to ensure that it accurately represents current vetting policy, processes and terminology.

  2. Guidance updated to reflect new CPC portal process. CPC mailbox has been updated from MOD to Cabinet Office

  3. Attachment updated to an interactive version

  4. Updated guidance for submitting the completed form.

  5. Guidance for sending forms electronically whilst Covid-19 measures are in place has been added.

  6. Replaced form with latest version

  7. Updated form with latest version

  8. Replaced form with latest edition

  9. First published.

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