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Registration as a British Overseas Territories citizen (BOTC(F))
Guidance for people born before July 2006 to unmarried fathers connected to a British overseas territory.
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You will generally be able to register under these provisions if you were born:
- outside of an overseas territory before 1 July 2006 and your unmarried father was born, naturalised or registered in a British overseas territory before you were born
- inside an overseas territory between 1 January 1983 and 30 June 2006 inclusive, and your unmarried father was born, naturalised or registered in a British overseas territory before you were born; or was settled in an overseas territory before you were born
- before 1st July 2006, and your unmarried father became a BOTC or settled after you were born, but existing registration provisions cannot be used because your parents weren’t married
- on or after 1st July 2006, but you did not become a BOTC because your mother was married to someone other than your natural father
Updates to this page
Published 28 June 2022
Last updated 23 July 2024 + show all updates
Last updated 23 July 2024 + show all updates
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Updates to fees links and travel advice after becoming British.
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Document format and style updated. Outdated information removed or updated accordingly. References and links to fees updated.
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