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Registering as a BOTC following renunciation: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on dealing with applications from British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) who have previously renounced their status.

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Registration as a BOTC: following renunciation

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on what to consider when an individual is applying to register as a BOTC after previously renouncing their status.

This includes the criteria they must meet, the evidence you should consider and establishing the reasons they had renounced their BOTC.

Updates to this page

Published 27 July 2017
Last updated 24 July 2024 + show all updates
  1. The section on the “citizenship ban” has been removed to reflect the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (Amendment) Regulations 2024.

  2. Updated to reflect changes made by the Illegal Migration Act 2023.

  3. First published.

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