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Immigration staff guidance on the requirements for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) under section 18(1) and section 18(2).
Casework instructions for how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications for citizenship.
asework instructions for how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications for citizenship.
Immigration staff guidance on the background and rights of British overseas citizens and establishing if an individual has a claim to the citizenship.
Immigration staff guidance on nullity of British citizenship.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider requests to register individuals who are stateless as British citizens.
Immigration staff guidance about the acquisition of British overseas national status.
Immigration staff guidance on establishing whether a British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) holds that status by descent or otherwise than by descent.
Template letter to confirm that citizenship and settlement applicants have a qualification in English for speakers of other languages (ESOL).
HM Passport Office guidance on how to deal with an application for a child in the care of the local authorities.
Immigration staff guidance explaining what to do when a passport is received as part of a nationality application.
This guidance tells His Majesty’s Passport Office staff about the renunciation (giving up) of British nationality.
Immigration staff guidance on how surrogacy in the UK affects a child’s claim to British nationality.
Information pack for partners to help raise awareness of the Windrush Scheme.
The Home Secretary commissioned a lessons learned review into the events leading up to Windrush. It was internal, with independent oversight provided by Wendy Williams.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Immigration staff guidance about registration as British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) by people who would otherwise be stateless.
HM Passport Office guidance on how to deal with applications involving parental responsibility, court orders, testamentary guardians and loco parentis.
Immigration staff guidance about the registration of minors born both in and outside of the British overseas territories.
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