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How to apply for British citizenship if you’re a person of Chagossian descent: who’s eligible, the documents you need and when you must apply by.
Apply for citizenship as a direct descendant of a citizen of the UK and Colonies who was born in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
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You’re automatically a British citizen if you were born outside the UK and…
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Technology Secretary meets nation’s best-known personalities to discuss new laws which would make the UK the safest place in the world to be online.
Urgent public health message: UKHSA has been notified about an outbreak of food botulism in France involving a small number of British nationals.
Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Rights of People of African Descent. Delivered by UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
UK policy and procedure for acceptance of descent equipment intended to provide a controlled means of decent to reach survival craft.
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
Immigration staff guidance on establishing whether a British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) holds that status by descent or otherwise than by descent.
This guidance explains who the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help outside the UK.
Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.
This information pack contains guidance for British citizens of Chagossian descent arriving in the UK.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Registration as a British Overseas Territories citizen and British citizen: Chagossian descendant.
This information pack contains guidance for British citizens of Chagossian descent who are considering relocating to the UK.
There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’. Check your eligibility to apply.
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