Guidance

Nationality: Crown, Designated and EU community service

Published 4 February 2026

Version 9.0

His Majesty’s Passport Office guidance to help establish British nationality claims for people born abroad when their parent was in Crown, Designated or European Union community service at the time of their birth.

About: Nationality: Crown, Designated and EU community service

This guidance tells His Majesty’s Passport Office examination staff about Crown, Designated or European Union (EU) community service and how it can affect a customer’s nationality claim. It tells them:

• when and how to check if a parent’s employment is Crown, Designated or EU community service

• what to do if we cannot confirm if a parent’s employment was Crown, Designated or EU community service

• what to do when we confirm a parent’s employment was not Crown, Designated or EU community service

This guidance refers to ‘parent’ and when it does, it means the person who the nationality claim is based on.

Contacts

If you have any questions about the guidance and your line manager or senior caseworker cannot help you or you think that the guidance has factual errors, then email the Guidance team.

If you notice any formatting errors in this guidance (broken links, spelling mistakes and so on) or have any comments about the layout or navigability of the guidance then you can email the Guidance team.

Publication

Below is information on when this version of the guidance was published:

• version 9.0

• published for Home Office staff on 15 April 2025

Changes from last version of this guidance

This guidance has been updated to clarify the list of evidence examples of crown service is not exhaustive, and to confirm that examiners can accept a forces birth certificate showing the parent is an officer of the British Armed Forces on its own.

What Crown, Designated or EU community service is

This section tells His Majesty’s Passport Office staff how a parent’s employment overseas can affect their child’s nationality claim.

People who are born overseas to parents who were also born overseas may not always have an automatic claim to British nationality. Before you, the examiner, decide to refuse (fail) a passport application you must check if there is an exception which would allow the intended passport holder a claim.

A parent’s employment overseas can have a positive effect on their child’s British nationality claim, if at the time of their birth overseas the parent was in:

You must check the customer’s documents for an indication the parent or grandparent was in United Kingdom (UK) government, British overseas territory government or EU community service at the time of their child’s birth.

Employment in Crown, Designated or EU community service, can positively affect British nationality claims. You must make sure you record the correct status for the customer, based on the information available.

Nationality: people born overseas before 1 January 1983

The British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 (BNSAA14) and the British Nationality Acts 1948 and 1981 show British nationality in 2 ways:

• ‘otherwise than by descent’ (for example, if you were British by birth)

• ‘by descent’ (for example, if you were born outside of the UK)

People could be British by birth if they were born in the UK, a colony, protectorate, trust territory or a remaining dependant territory. If they were born in a foreign country or an extra territorial jurisdiction country, they could claim British nationality through their father, if their father was British before the customer’s birth.

The British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 (BNSAA14) section 1(b)(4) and the British Nationality Act 1948 (BNA’48) section 5(1)(c), allowed for British nationality to be passed from 1 generation born overseas to a further generation born overseas. These people would qualify for British nationality by descent, if all of the following apply:

• their father was British by descent

• their birth was legitimate (born to parents who were married)

• their father was in Crown service at the time of the birth

On the 1 January 1983, the British Nationality Act 1981 (BNA’81) changed the status of people who were British by descent under sections 1(b)(4) BNSAA’14 and 5(1) BNA’48 and made them British other than by descent if they qualified under section 14(2) BNA’81.

As they were now British otherwise than by descent, the change allowed their children born overseas on or after 1 January 1983 to have a claim to British nationality.

Nationality: people born overseas on or after 1 January 1983

The British Nationality Act 1981 (BNA’81) sections 2(1)(b), 2(1)(c), and 16(1)(b) were introduced from 1 January 1983. These sections allowed British nationality, otherwise than by descent, to be given to a child born overseas.

British citizens

A customer will be a British citizen, if at the time of their birth, their:

• British citizen parent was in:

  • Crown or Designated service (section 2(1)(b) of the BNA’81)

  • European Union community service (section 2(1)(c) BNA’81)

• birth was legitimate

British overseas territory citizens

A customer will be a British overseas territory citizen (BOTC), if at the time of their birth, their:

• BOTC parent was in:

  • Crown or Designated service on behalf of the overseas territory (section 16(1)(b) of the BNA’81)

• birth was legitimate

Crown service

Crown service is a service in or outside the United Kingdom (UK) or British overseas territory on behalf of the:

• UK government or Crown, for example:

  • the Armed Forces

  • the Home Civil Service

  • His Majesty’s Diplomatic Service

• British overseas territory government (for example, someone representing Anguilla in the United States)

Crown service was not specifically set out in the BNSAA’14 but was considered be a Royal Commission (an instruction from the head of state to complete a task) with a salary paid directly from public funds. The BNA’48 defines Crown service in section 32(1) and the BNA’81 defines Crown service in section 50(1).

Customers who cannot benefit from Crown service

Customers will not have an automatic claim to British citizenship, if they were born outside the UK or overseas territory:

• before their parent was employed in Crown service

• after their parent left Crown service

• and their parent was in the armed forces reserves, but they were not on an overseas operational tour

If a customer’s parent is in the reserves, they are considered a volunteer and are not employed by the Armed Forces. It is common for these customers to have a job as a civilian too. They can only benefit from being in Crown service, when they are on, and only for the duration of, an overseas operational tour.

Evidence of Crown service

The parent must have been recruited in the UK or the British overseas territory to qualify as being in Crown service for the purposes of nationality.

We regard officers of the Armed Forces (British Army, Royal Marines, Royal Navy and Royal Airforce), Commissioners, Governors and members of the home civil service and of HM Diplomatic Service as recruited in the UK.

You must have evidence the parent qualifies, for example:

• a letter from the employing organisation

• a copy of the contract of employment

• correspondence to the parent at the time of selection, from the employing organisation, showing the process took place in the UK or overseas territory

• a forces birth certificate showing the parent is an officer in the British Armed Forces

This list is not exhaustive, and customers may only provide a forces birth certificate to show the parent is an officer in the British Armed Forces.

Unless you need further evidence in line with guidance (for example, to complete further checks), you can accept the forces birth certificate on its own, as evidence the parent qualifies as being in Crown service for the purposes of nationality.

Designated service

Designated service is when someone is employed outside the UK or overseas territory but working on behalf of the UK or overseas territory government and Crown (for example, someone working as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on behalf of the UK or overseas territory). This would include Colonial service (overseas Civil Service for example, Rhodesian or South African police) in former colonies and dependent territories.

For a parent’s employment to be considered ‘Designated service’ they must have been recruited for the role:

• in the UK (for the customer to be considered a British citizen)

• in the overseas territory (for the customer to be considered a British overseas territory citizen born before 21 May 2002)

• in the qualifying overseas territory (for the customer to be considered a British citizen if they were born on or after 21 May 2002 (except Sovereign Base Areas))

The Secretary of State for the Home Department can decide what employment is considered as Designated service and does this using the British Citizenship (Designated Service) (Amendments) orders. This means from the date the order is in force, a person’s employment is considered designated service; any child born abroad to them after this date may have a claim to British nationality under section 2(1)(b) or 16(1)(b) of the BNA’81.

The Designated service under section 2(3) and 16(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981 section of this guidance shows the dates when changes were made to section 2(3) and 16(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981 because of British Citizenship (Designated service) (amendments) orders.

Customers will not have an automatic claim to British citizenship, if they were born:

• before their parent’s employment was a Designated service

• after their parent’s employment was no longer a Designated service

Evidence of Designated service

The parent must send documentary evidence that they were in a Designated service at the time of their child’s birth. For example, the evidence must show who they were employed by, where the recruitment took place and when they started and left the employment. It could be:

• a letter from the employer

• a contract of employment

You must check the documentary evidence and consider if the person was employed in a Designated service, employed by one Designated service and seconded to another or was on a temporary attachment from another organisation.

For example, students temporarily attached to a Designated service are not employed for nationality purposes. To decide if someone was seconded or temporarily attached to a designated service, you must check the documentary evidence and consider, was the parent:

• contracted to any designated organisation

• paid directly from the designated organisation

• on a fixed salary scale

• eligible for promotion within the organisation

• eligible for certain benefits with the organisation (for example, pension scheme, union or staff association)

Where the parent was employed in one Designated service and seconded to another organisation you must check all the following apply:

• the parent was in a Designated service before taking up the secondment

• the parent returned (or intends to return) to the Designated service after their secondment

• the Designated service organisation regards the posting as temporary

For applications connected to Southern Rhodesia, all civil positions in Rhodesia for the government (including the Rhodesian or South African police), recruited in the UK and paid for by the central government (UK or Southern Rhodesian), would be considered Designated service. Southern Rhodesia was treated as an independent country for citizenship purposes from 01 January 1949, however, it was constitutionally still a colony. The UK retained responsibility for the governing of Southern Rhodesia between 1948 and 1980 based on the Southern Rhodesia Act 1965.

European Union community service

This category of official service (employment) was acknowledged in the BNA’81 and only affects people born after 1 January 1983. European Union (EU) community service is where a British citizen is employed outside the UK and the qualifying territories by an EU institution.

EU communities includes:

• The European Economic Community

• The European Coal and Steel Community

• The European Atomic Energy Community

An EU community institution is an institution of the European Community established under the Treaty of Rome. These are, the:

• Commission of the European Communities (European Commission)

• European Parliament

• Council of Ministers

• European Court of Justice

• European Investment Bank

• Court of Auditors

• Economic and Social Committee

• Committee of the Regions

HM Passport Office previously used the term ‘Community Institution’ to cover a number of organisations, however advice from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) indicates this was incorrect. Only those institutions listed above are acceptable.

We must follow the withdrawing passports and passport facilities guidance when both of the following apply:

• we issued the customers passport in error under section 2(1)(c) BNA’81, because the relevant institution was not one of those mentioned at the time of the relevant part of the EC Treaty

• the customer has no other claim to British nationality (for example, as a descent claim)

Evidence of EU community service

To qualify under section 2(1)(c) BNA’81 the parent’s recruitment must have taken place in a country which at the time of the recruitment was a member of the EU.

We will accept a person as recruited to an EU institution, if at the time of their recruitment they were recruited in, and by, an EU member state and:

• they went through a selection process in an EU member state (for example, they went through a selection process in Brussels for a job in France)

• they were employed as a result of the recruitment process for example, job advertisements or university and careers fairs visits

• they hold a contract of employment made in that country

This means British citizens who are living in, and recruited from, the UK after 31 January 2020, to an EU institution, will not be considered in EU community service even if the sifting and interview were completed in an EU member state.

The customer must send evidence the parent was recruited to an EU institution in an EU member state, and they were in EU community service at the time of their child’s birth. For example, the evidence could be a letter from their employer or a contract of employment. The evidence must show:

• who they were employed by

• when and where the recruitment took place

People who cannot benefit from EU community service

A person cannot qualify for British nationality under section 2(1)(c) BNA’81 if at the time of their parent’s recruitment, the recruiting country was:

• no longer an EU member state (for example, the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020)

• an Associate member of the Communities (for example, Switzerland)

This means although the UK has left the EU, children born to British citizens will not be affected, if their parent was recruited by an EU institution in a country that was an EU member state at the time of their birth.

If a customer has no claim to British citizenship because their parent was recruited by an EU institution in the UK, after 31 January 2020, you must consider if the customer:

• has a British citizenship claim by descent

• has a claim to any other British nationality

• can register as a British citizen (see Refusing passport applications and passport facilities)

Employment: checking applications

This section tells His Majesty’s Passport Office staff how to deal with applications when the parent or grandparent is in Crown, Designated or European Union (EU) community service at the time of their child’s birth.

If the customer was born overseas, you, the examiner, must check their documents for any indication their parent was in Crown service (for example) at the time of their birth. If the customer’s parent was also born overseas you must check their grandparent’s employment to see if the parent’s claim was correct.

For example, you may see the customer’s birth certificate showed:

• the customer or their parent were born in a British military hospital

• the occupation of the parent indicates Crown, Designated or EU community service

You must reassess the person’s claim to British nationality if the customer’s documents show the parent or grandparent, may have been in Crown, Designated or EU community service at the time of their child’s birth. You must ask for evidence of the employment and where the recruitment took place before you confirm the customer’s British nationality status.

You must assess the customer’s evidence and case note your decision.

Employment: out of country recruitment for Crown and Designated service

There is no definition of recruitment in the British Nationality Act 1981 and Crown and Designated service recruitment may take place mostly outside of the UK. For example, the United Nations may do their recruiting from their headquarters in Rome.

You must accept the customer was recruited in the UK if all of the following apply:

• they have given you evidence of Crown service or Designated service

• they took part in some of the recruitment process whilst living in the UK

• they would have been in the UK if they weren’t posted overseas as part of their Crown or Designated service

Employment: if the evidence is unclear

If you cannot decide, using the documents the customer gave you, if the parent’s employment is Crown, Designated or EU community service, you must:

1. Email a guidance referral to your local Quality and Examination Support team (QuESt) and ask for a:

• Crown service check

• Designated service check

• EU community service check

2. Store the application (pigeon hole) and wait for QuESt to respond.

You, the QuESt officer must:

1. Check the referral.

2. Email the referral to the Nationality Policy team and ask if the employer is considered Crown, Designated or EU community service

3. Send the reply to the examiner and their operational team leader.

You, the examiner, must case note the results of the check. You must check the results to see if it:

• confirms the parent’s or grandparent’s employment is Crown, Designated or EU community service

• cannot confirm if the parent’s or grandparent’s employment is Crown, Designated or EU community service

• confirms the parent’s or grandparent’s employment is not Crown, Designated or EU community service

Results: parent’s or grandparent’s employment accepted

You must examine the application in line with current guidance, if QuESt confirm the parent or grandparent’s employment is:

• Crown service

• Designated service

• EU community service

You must scan copies of the documents to make a permanent record and case note your decisions and the person’s British nationality status.

Results: cannot confirm if the parent or grandparent was in crown service

If QuESt cannot confirm if the parent’s or grandparent’s employment is Crown, Designated or EU community service, you must:

1. Check for a record of the parent or grandparent using the:

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission

• Armed Forces Memorial Roll of Honour

2. Ask the customer to send you more evidence (if needed) for example:

• a first world war service record from the National Archives

• a record of their parent or grandparent serving in the military up to 1913 from the National Archives

• a military service record

• an overseas pension record from the Department for International Development

• a colonial service record from the National Archives

3. Consider any alternative evidence or information you can use to support a balance of probabilities decision, for example:

• check if the parent added their details to the British South Africa Police former member listings (this information on its own is not enough to confirm a nationality claim)

• evidence they were employed by the Rhodesian or South African police

• residence permits (for example, a Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland residence permit that was issued on the basis the parent joins the British South African Police)

• a passenger ship list that included the parents or grandparents name and job title

• newspaper extracts that confirm the parent or grandparent was in Crown or Designated service, or confirm that their job was advertised in the UK

• thank you letters from the head of the department (for example, a letter form the secretary of state for colonial services and commonwealth)

• observations in British passports (for example, ‘the holder of this passport is permitted to re-enter Hong Kong without a visa during the period of his assignment to the Govt Service in Hong Kong’)

• a leave of last pay certificate

4. Decide if you:

• can issue the customer with a passport as a descent claim

• must refer the application to your operational team leader, to make a balance of probabilities decision, because you consider the parent or grandparent’s to be in Crown, Designated or EU community service when the customer was born

• must refuse the application or withdraw passport facilities because the customer has no other claim to British citizenship

5. Add a case note to show your actions, the decision you made, the evidence the customer gave you and the customers nationality status.

6. Scan the evidence as a permanent record onto the application.

Results: parent’s or grandparent’s employment not acceptable

If the checks confirm the parent’s employment is not Crown, Designated or EU community service, the customer may not be eligible to hold a British passport. You must check if the customer has a claim to British citizenship as a descent claim.

You must refuse the application or withdraw passport facilities when there is no other claim to British citizenship.

Crown Service: officer ranks

This section tells His Majesty’s Passport Office staff which ranks in the UK armed forces are considered officer ranks.

The lists below also include some ranks that are no longer used by the armed forces.

If you cannot decide if the parent or grandparents rank is an officer’s rank, you must send a guidance query to your local Quality and Examination Support team.

Officer ranks: Army

• Officer Cadet

• Cornet

• Second Lieutenant

• Ensign

• Lieutenant

• Captain

• Major

• Lieutenant Colonel

• Colonel

• Brigadier-General

• Colonel Commandant

• Brigadier (also known as ‘one star’)

• Sergeant-Major’s Major

• Sergeant-Major General

• Major General (also known as ‘2 star’)

• Lieutenant General (also known as ‘3 star’)

• Captain-Lieutenant

• Captain General

• General (also known as ‘4 star’)

• Field Marshal

Officer ranks: the Royal Air Force

• Officer Cadet

• Pilot Officer

• Flying Officer

• Flight Lieutenant

• Squadron Leader

• Wing Commander

• Group Captain

• Air Commodore

• Air Vice-Marshal

• Air Marshal

• Air Chief Marshal

• Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Officer ranks: the Royal Marines

• Warrant Officer

• Commissioned Warrant Officer

• Ensign

• Second Lieutenant

• Lieutenant

• Captain Lieutenant

• Second Captain

• Captain

• Junior Major

• Senior Major

• Lieutenant Colonel

• Colonel

• Colonel Second Commandant

• Colonel Commandant

• Brigadier

• Brigadier General

• Major General

• Lieutenant General

• General

Officer ranks: the Royal Navy

• Midshipman

• Sub Lieutenant

• Lieutenant

• Lieutenant Commander

• Commander

• Captain

• Commodore

• Rear Admiral

• Vice Admiral

Designated service under section 2(3) and 16(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981

This section tells His Majesty’s Passport Office examination teams the types of employment that are Designated service under section 2(3) and section 16(3) of the British Nationality Act (BNA) 1981.

The table below tells you when changes were made to section 2(3) and 16(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981 because of British Citizenship (Designated service) (amendments) orders.

These dates show when work for the organisation is considered Designated. For some organisations, it also tells you when work for the organisation stopped being considered Designated or was considered designated because the organisation was re-categorised as an international organisation.

You must refer to Designated service for how these dates affect the customers nationality status.

You must send a guidance query to your local Quality and Examination Support team (QuESt) if you are unsure if the parents or grandparents’ employment is considered Designated service.

Date added to Designated service list	Designated service organisations
1 January 1983	Service as: • an officer administering the government of a territory for whose external relations the UK is responsible • an official in the government of such a territory • a judge or magistrate of such a territory This includes employment in Colonial service (overseas Civil Service for example, Rhodesian or South African police) in former colonies and dependent territories.
1 January 1983	A service on behalf of the UK, a British overseas territory, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man as: • an officer employed as admin staff • a Crown servant working in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man of behalf of the UK government or Crown • a government official • a judge or magistrate • a member of His Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service
1 January 1983 – seconded from the UK government 16 June 2006 -seconded from the government of a British overseas territory, (except Sovereign Base Areas)	A Crown servant on secondment outside the United Kingdom (UK), who will return to Crown service when the secondment ends. The secondment must be on behalf of the government of: • the UK (from 1 January 1983) • a British overseas territory (except Sovereign Base Areas) (from 16 June 2006)
1 January 1983 to 16 June 2006	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) or it’s agencies or units for example, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). After 16 June 2006 this service is still considered designated, but it is a designated service as part of an international organisation.
1 January 1983	The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
1 January 1983	The British Council.
1 January 1983	The British Tourist Authority.
1 January 1983	Civilians outside of the UK or British overseas territories who are connected to His Majesty’s Armed Forces because they are either: • employed as a civilian in His Majesty’s Armed Forces • supplying a service connected to His Majesty’s Armed Forces (for example a British Forces Post Office) • a family member of someone who is employed as a civilian, or supplying a service on behalf, of His Majesty’s Armed Forces • a civilian employed by any organisation connected to His Majesty’s Armed Forces • a civilian who is employed by a Crown servant in His Majesty’s Armed Forces • a family member who lives with a civilian employed by a Crown servant in His Majesty’s Armed Forces This includes service with: • The South-East Asia Collective Defence Treaty Organisation (SEATO) • The Baghdad Pact Council • The Australia, New Zealand and Malaya Defence Organisation • The Central Treaty Organisation • Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) 1 Jan 1983 • Services Sound and Vision Corporation • British Red Cross Society • The Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem • Council of Voluntary Welfare Work (which includes the YMCA, YWCA, the Catholic Women’s League, the Salvation Army, the Church Army, the Church of Scotland Committee on Hut and Canteen Work for HM Forces, Methodist Church Forces’ Centres, Toc H, Church of England Soldiers’ • Sailors’ and Airmen’s Clubs, Mission to Mediterranean Garrisons, Royal Sailors’ Rests and Sandes’ Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Homes) • Soldiers’ and Airmen Scripture Readers’ Association • Malcolm Clubs • Women’s Royal Voluntary Service • Royal Naval Film Corporation • Royal Naval Lay Readers’ Society • British Sailors’ Society • Missions to Seamen • Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association (SSAFA)
21 December 1984	The Medical Research Council.
21 December 1984 to 31 March 1994.	The Science and Engineering Research Council.
21 December 1984	The Natural Environment Research Council.
30 April 1987 to 31 March 1994	The Agricultural and Food Research Council.
30 April 1987	A person serving outside of the UK or British overseas territory with any organisation, who is: • on secondment from a research council • will return to the research council when the secondment ends
16 February 1990 to 16 June 2006.	The European Patent Office. After 16 June 2006 this service is still considered designated, but it is a designated service as part of an international organisation.
1 April 1994 to 16 June 2006	The Customers Co-operation Council. After 16 June 2006 this service is still considered designated, but it is a designated service as part of an international organisation.
1 April 1994	The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1 April 1994	The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (including secondments from these organisations).
1 April 1994 to 31 March 2007	The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (including secondments from these organisations).
1 April 1995 to 31 March 2007	The Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (including secondments from these organisations). On 1 April 2007 the Science and Technology Facilities Council was created by merging the: • Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils • Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
1 April 2007	The Science and Technology Facilities Council.
1 April 1995 to 16 June 2006	The European conference of ministers of transport. After 16 June 2006 this service is still considered designated, but it is a designated service as part of an international organisation.
1 April 1995 to 16 June 2006	The International Energy Agency. After 16 June 2006 this service is still considered designated, but it is a designated service as part of an international organisation.
1 April 1995 to 16 June 2006	The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. After 16 June 2006 this service is still considered designated, but it is a designated service under an international organisation.
16 June 2006	An international organisation which the UK, British overseas territories or HM Government in the UK is a member of.
14 Feb 2008 to 05 Nov 2009	The Welsh Assembly Government.

List of international organisations

The table in the Designated service under section 2(3) and 16(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981 section tells you, from 16 June 2006:

• a service is also considered Designated, if it is for an international organisation

• which designated service organisations must be considered designated service, as part of an international organisation (for example, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

The following list shows the international organisations which the UK, British overseas territories or HM Government in the UK is member of:

• African Development Bank

• Asian Development Fund

• Caribbean Development Bank

• Commission of the European Communities

• Commonwealth Secretariat

• Commonwealth Telecommunications Bureaux

• Council of Europe

• Customs Co operations Council

• European Atomic Energy Community

• European Central Bank

• European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts

• European Coal, Iron and Steel Community

• European Commission of Human Rights

• European Economic Community

• European Foundation

• European Investment Bank

• European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

• European Parliament

• European Space Agency

• Food and Agricultural Organisation

• Inter-American Development Bank

• Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation

• International Atomic Energy Agency

• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

• International Civil Aviation Organisation

• International Cocoa Organisation

• International Coffee Organisation

• International Court of Justice

• International Development Association

• International Finance Corporation

• International Fund for Agricultural Development

• International Labour Organisation

• International Lead and Zinc Study Group

• International Maritime Organisation

• International Mobile Satellite Organisation

• International Monetary Fund

• International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund

• International Rubber Study Group

• International Sugar Organisation

• International Telecommunications Union

• International Tin Council

• International Whaling Commission

• International Wheat Council

• Joint European Torus

• North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation

• North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

• Oslo and Paris Commission

• United Nations

This list is not exhaustive and other international organisation may be considered. This is because:

• there is no complete list of international organisations the UK, British overseas territories or HM Government in the UK is member of

• there is not a clear definition of what an international organisation is

• the relationships with international organisations are managed by different government departments

If the international organisation the customer is employed by is not in the list, you must raise a guidance query.

QuESt will:

• complete an internet search to see if the international organisation is linked to the UK, British overseas territories or HM Government in the UK (including UK government departments)

• ask the Nationality Policy team to consider if the employer is considered an international organisation

• send the guidance query back to you and tell you what you must do