Falklands Islands: Knowledge Base profile
Published 9 April 2024
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About: Falkland Islands
This document contains useful information about Falkland Islands which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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- version 2.0
- published for Home Office staff on 3 April 2024
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Falkland Islands: Nationality
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about nationality in the Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory.
Dual nationality is allowed in the Falkland Islands.
‘Belonger status’ is a legal term normally associated with British overseas territories. It refers to people who have close ties to a specific territory, normally by birth or ancestry. The requirements for ‘belonger status’ vary from territory to territory.
If the customer has belonger status in a territory, it’s the same as having indefinite leave to remain or indefinite leave to enter (being settled).
Belonger status in the Falkland Islands is now called Falkland Islands Status.
Falkland Islands: parental responsibility
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about parental responsibility in the Falkland Islands.
Parental responsibility
Both parents will have parental responsibility if they were married (or in a civil partnership) at the time of the child’s birth. If the parents were not married (or in a civil partnership) at the time of birth:
- the mother shall have parental responsibility for the child
- the father shall not have parental responsibility for the child, unless he acquires it with a court order, or by agreement, approved by the court, with the mother