Companies House are making changes to what they’ll accept as valid nationalities and countries of residence for company officers and people with significant control. We’ve fully updated Inform Direct so our users won’t face any disruption.
Whenever you appoint an officer or add a PSC in Inform Direct, you’ll need to choose from a list of valid nationalities and countries of residence. While we’ve always maintained lists of sensible nationalities and countries of residence, they have been updated to be entirely consistent with those now permitted by Companies House. Therefore, you can be confident that Companies House won’t reject a submission because you’ve entered an incorrect nationality or country of residence.
The full lists of acceptable nationalities and countries of residence are also shown below.
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I can’t find the right nationality or country or residence. Can I use another?
Sorry, Companies House say that a submission is likely to be rejected if you enter a nationality or country of residence which isn’t on their list.
That means, for example, that someone from the smaller island of Trinidad and Tobago will have to state their nationality as ‘Trinidadian’ (which is on Companies House’s list) rather than ‘Tobagan’ (which isn’t).
Similarly, Companies House have chosen not to recognise a dual nationality as valid. Therefore, if someone is ‘Anglo-Bolivian’, for example, they’ll need to choose between the two and select accordingly. It’s also best to ensure the same nationality is reported consistently for all their roles across different companies.
What about the nationality and country of residence of existing officers and PSCs?
A lot of existing people on the company register will have a nationality and country of residence not on these lists, but there is no immediate requirement from Companies House to change them. You’ll still be able to submit the confirmation statement for companies without having to update this information beforehand.
If you appoint an existing person to a new role where the nationality and country of residence have to be reported, however, the new submission must include a valid nationality and country of residence to be sure of avoiding rejection.
In the future, Companies House may choose to start cleaning the existing data on the public record. At that point, they’re likely to write out to companies whose data is incorrect based on the new rules.
| Nationality |
|---|
| Afghan |
| Albanian |
| Algerian |
| American |
| Andorran |
| Angolan |
| Anguillan |
| Argentine |
| Armenian |
| Australian |
| Austrian |
| Azerbaijani |
| Bahamian |
| Bahraini |
| Bangladeshi |
| Barbadian |
| Belarusian |
| Belgian |
| Belizean |
| Beninese |
| Bermudian |
| Bhutanese |
| Bolivian |
| Botswanan |
| Brazilian |
| British |
| British Virgin Islander |
| Bruneian |
| Bulgarian |
| Burkinan |
| Burmese |
| Burundian |
| Cambodian |
| Cameroonian |
| Canadian |
| Cape Verdean |
| Cayman Islander |
| Central African |
| Chadian |
| Chilean |
| Chinese |
| Citizen of Antigua and Barduda |
| Citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Citizen of Guinea-Bissau |
| Citizen of Kiribati |
| Citizen of Seychelles |
| Citizen of the Dominican Republic |
| Citizen of Vanuatu |
| Colombian |
| Comoran |
| Congolese (Congo) |
| Congolese (DRC) |
| Cook Islander |
| Costa Rican |
| Croatian |
| Cuban |
| Cymraes |
| Cymro |
| Cypriot |
| Czech |
| Danish |
| Djiboutian |
| Dominican |
| Dutch |
| East Timorese |
| Ecuadorean |
| Egyptian |
| Emirati |
| English |
| Equatorial Guinean |
| Eritrean |
| Estonian |
| Ethiopian |
| Faroese |
| Fijian |
| Filipino |
| Finnish |
| French |
| Gabonese |
| Gambian |
| Georgian |
| German |
| Ghanaian |
| Gibraltarian |
| Greek |
| Greenlandic |
| Grenadian |
| Guamanian |
| Guatemalan |
| Guinean |
| Guyanese |
| Haitian |
| Honduran |
| Hong Konger |
| Hungarian |
| Icelandic |
| Indian |
| Indonesian |
| Iranian |
| Iraqi |
| Irish |
| Israeli |
| Italian |
| Ivorian |
| Jamaican |
| Japanese |
| Jordanian |
| Kazakh |
| Kenyan |
| Kittitian |
| Kosovan |
| Kuwaiti |
| Kyrgyz |
| Lao |
| Latvian |
| Lebanese |
| Liberian |
| Libyan |
| Liechtenstein citizen |
| Lithuanian |
| Luxembourger |
| Macanese |
| Macedonian |
| Malagasy |
| Malawian |
| Malaysian |
| Maldivian |
| Malian |
| Maltese |
| Marshallese |
| Martiniquais |
| Mauritanian |
| Mauritian |
| Mexican |
| Micronesian |
| Moldovan |
| Monegasque |
| Mongolian |
| Montenegrin |
| Montserratian |
| Moroccan |
| Mosotho |
| Mozambican |
| Namibian |
| Nauruan |
| Nepalese |
| New Zealander |
| Nicaraguan |
| Nigerian |
| Nigerien |
| Niuean |
| North Korean |
| Northern Irish |
| Norwegian |
| Omani |
| Pakistani |
| Palauan |
| Palestinian |
| Panamanian |
| Papua New Guinean |
| Paraguayan |
| Peruvian |
| Pitcairn Islander |
| Polish |
| Portuguese |
| Prydeinig |
| Puerto Rican |
| Qatari |
| Romanian |
| Russian |
| Rwandan |
| Salvadorean |
| Sammarinese |
| Samoan |
| Sao Tomean |
| Saudi Arabian |
| Scottish |
| Senegalese |
| Serbian |
| Sierra Leonean |
| Singaporean |
| Slovak |
| Slovenian |
| Solomon Islander |
| Somali |
| South African |
| South Korean |
| South Sudanese |
| Spanish |
| Sri Lankan |
| St Helenian |
| St Lucian |
| Stateless |
| Sudanese |
| Surinamese |
| Swazi |
| Swedish |
| Swiss |
| Syrian |
| Taiwanese |
| Tajik |
| Tanzanian |
| Thai |
| Togolese |
| Tongan |
| Trinidadian |
| Tristanian |
| Tunisian |
| Turkish |
| Turkmen |
| Turks and Caicos Islander |
| Tuvaluan |
| Ugandan |
| Ukrainian |
| Uruguayan |
| Uzbek |
| Vatican citizen |
| Venezuelan |
| Vietnamese |
| Vincentian |
| Wallisian |
| Welsh |
| Yemeni |
| Zambian |
| Zimbabwean |
| Country of Residence |
|---|
| Afghanistan |
| Aland Islands |
| Albania |
| Algeria |
| American Somoa |
| Andorra |
| Angola |
| Anguilla |
| Antarctica |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
| Argentina |
| Armenia |
| Aruba |
| Australia |
| Austria |
| Azerbaijan |
| Bahamas |
| Bahrain |
| Bangladesh |
| Barbados |
| Belarus |
| Belgium |
| Belize |
| Benin |
| Bermuda |
| Bhutan |
| Bolivia |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Botswana |
| Bouvet Island |
| Brazil |
| British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Brunei Darussalam |
| Bulgaria |
| Burkina Faso |
| Burundi |
| Cambodia |
| Cameroon |
| Canada |
| Cape Verde |
| Cayman Islands |
| Central African Republic |
| Chad |
| Chile |
| China |
| Christmas Island |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Colombia |
| Comoros |
| Congo |
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the |
| Cook Islands |
| Costa Rica |
| Croatia |
| Cuba |
| Curacao |
| Cyprus |
| Czech Republic |
| Denmark |
| Djibouti |
| Dominica |
| Dominican Republic |
| East Timor |
| Ecuador |
| Egypt |
| El Salvador |
| England |
| Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea |
| Estonia |
| Ethiopia |
| Falkland Islands |
| Faroe Islands |
| Fiji |
| Finland |
| France |
| French Guiana |
| French Polynesia |
| French Southern Territories |
| Gabon |
| Gambia |
| Georgia |
| Germany |
| Ghana |
| Gibraltar |
| Greece |
| Greenland |
| Grenada |
| Guadeloupe |
| Guam |
| Guatemala |
| Guernsey |
| Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau |
| Guyana |
| Haiti |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| Honduras |
| Hong Kong |
| Hungary |
| Iceland |
| India |
| Indonesia |
| Iran |
| Iraq |
| Ireland |
| Isle of Man |
| Israel |
| Italy |
| Ivory Coast |
| Jamaica |
| Japan |
| Jersey |
| Jordan |
| Kazakhstan |
| Kenya |
| Kiribati |
| Kosovo |
| Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan |
| Laos |
| Latvia |
| Lebanon |
| Lesotho |
| Liberia |
| Libya |
| Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania |
| Luxembourg |
| Macao |
| Macedonia |
| Madagascar |
| Malawi |
| Malaysia |
| Maldives |
| Mali |
| Malta |
| Marshall Islands |
| Martinique |
| Mauritania |
| Mauritius |
| Mayotte |
| Mexico |
| Micronesia |
| Moldova |
| Monaco |
| Mongolia |
| Montenegro |
| Montserrat |
| Morocco |
| Mozambique |
| Myanmar |
| Namibia |
| Nauru |
| Nepal |
| Netherlands |
| New Caledonia |
| New Zealand |
| Nicaragua |
| Niger |
| Nigeria |
| Niue |
| Norfolk Island |
| North Korea |
| Northern Ireland |
| Northern Marian Islands |
| Norway |
| Oman |
| Pakistan |
| Palau |
| Palestine, State of |
| Panama |
| Papua New Guinea |
| Paraguay |
| Peru |
| Philippines |
| Pitcairn |
| Poland |
| Portugal |
| Puerto Rico |
| Qatar |
| Reunion |
| Romania |
| Russia |
| Rwanda |
| Saint Barthelemy |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Saint Lucia |
| Saint Martin (French part) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Samoa |
| San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Scotland |
| Senegal |
| Serbia |
| Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone |
| Singapore |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| Slovakia |
| Slovenia |
| Solomon Islands |
| Somalia |
| South Africa |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| South Korea |
| South Sudan |
| Spain |
| Sri Lanka |
| Sudan |
| Suriname |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Swaziland |
| Sweden |
| Switzerland |
| Syria |
| Taiwan |
| Tajikistan |
| Tanzania |
| Thailand |
| Togo |
| Tokelau |
| Tonga |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tunisia |
| Turkey |
| Turkmenistan |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Tuvalu |
| Uganda |
| Ukraine |
| United Arab Emirates |
| United Kingdom |
| United States |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| Uruguay |
| Uzbekistan |
| Vanuatu |
| Vatican City |
| Venezuela |
| Vietnam |
| Virgin Islands, British |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. |
| Wales |
| Wallis and Futuna |
| Western Sahara |
| Yemen |
| Zambia |
| Zimbabwe |
