UK citizenship through the UKM is a process that allows individuals born before 1983 to British mothers to register as British citizens. The method was established to combat gender-based discrimination in historic nationality laws, which previously granted automatic citizenship only to those born of British fathers Form UKM-based UKM applications are open to those who does specific eligibility criteria and availability. Successful applicants are granted full British citizenship, including rights such as obtaining a UK passport and voting. However, this provision does not automatically grant British citizenship to the applicant unless certain conditions are met.