Guidance

Registering children of BOTC parents: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on registering the children of British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) as BOTC and British citizens.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 28 June 2022
• Last updated: 10 October 2025 — See all updates

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Registration as a British overseas territories citizen and British citizen: children of BOTC parents (accessible version)

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Registration as a British overseas territories citizen and British citizen: children of BOTC parents

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on how to consider applications for registration as a British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) from:

• people born before 1 January 1983 to British mothers

• people who did not become BOTCs because their father was not married to their mother

Published 28 June 2022

Last updated 10 October 2025 + show all updates

1. 10 October 2025

   Updated the section on registration under section 4D, to make clear that it applies both to people born before 1 July 2006, and to children born after that date where the mother was married to someone other than the natural father.

2. 28 June 2022

   First published.