British overseas territories citizenship

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British overseas territories citizenship is a form of British nationality held by people with close connections to the United Kingdom’s overseas territories, conferring specific rights and status distinct from full British citizenship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf form of British nationality
legal status
acquisitionMode by birth
by descent
by naturalisation
by registration
alsoKnownAs BDTC
BOTC
British overseas territories citizenship
surface form: British Dependent Territories citizenship
appliesToJurisdiction British Overseas Territories
canLeadTo full British citizenship under certain conditions
confers British nationality without automatic right of abode in the United Kingdom
right of abode in the relevant British Overseas Territory (subject to local law)
connectionBasis birth in a British Overseas Territory
descent from a parent connected to a British Overseas Territory
naturalisation in a British Overseas Territory
registration in a British Overseas Territory
country United Kingdom
createdBy British Nationality Act 1981
distinctFrom British National (Overseas)
British Overseas citizen status
British citizenship
British protected person status
doesNotAutomaticallyConfer right of abode in other British Overseas Territories
right of abode in the United Kingdom
effectiveFrom 1983-01-01
effectiveRenamingDate 2002-05-21
governingStatute British Nationality Act 1981
British Overseas Territories Act 2002
subsequent amendments to British nationality law
grantedTo people with close connections to British Overseas Territories
historicalPrecursor Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies in colonies and territories
holdersMayRegisterAs British Overseas Territories Act 2002
surface form: British citizens under British Overseas Territories Act 2002
isSubcategoryOf British nationality
legalSystem British nationality law
lossBy deprivation under statutory grounds
renunciation
renamedBy British Overseas Territories Act 2002
renamedFrom British Dependent Territories citizenship
replaced British overseas territories citizenship self-linksurface differs
surface form: Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies
statusInEuropeanUnionBeforeBrexit did not by itself make holders EU citizens unless they were also British citizens
territoriesCovered Anguilla
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
surface form: Bermuda

British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
Pitcairn Islands
British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
surface form: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Overseas Territories Act 2002 grantsStatus British overseas territories citizenship
Afro-Montserratians citizenship British overseas territories citizenship
this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories citizenship
British Empire Medal eligibility British overseas territories citizenship
this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories citizens
British nationality law governs British overseas territories citizenship
this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories citizenship
British Nationality Act 1981 createdCitizenshipCategory British overseas territories citizenship
this entity surface form: British Dependent Territories citizen
British overseas territories citizenship alsoKnownAs British overseas territories citizenship
this entity surface form: British Dependent Territories citizenship
British overseas territories citizenship replaced British overseas territories citizenship self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies
Gibraltarians citizenshipStatus British overseas territories citizenship
this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories citizen
Afro-Anguillans citizenship British overseas territories citizenship
this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories citizenship (Anguilla)