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Immigration staff guidance for when the applicant's nationality is doubtful or disputed.
Immigration staff guidance about the registration of minors born both in and outside of the British overseas territories.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with applications from British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) who have previously renounced their status.
Immigration staff guidance about registration as British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) by people who would otherwise be stateless.
Nationality instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications of the oath of allegiance and pledge of loyalty.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider a person’s domicile based on assessing citizenship claims and applications.
Immigration staff guidance on what the full capacity requirement is for applications and what to consider before granting an application.
Immigration staff guidance on considering requests from British citizens to renounce their status.
HM Passport Office guidance on how to deal with applications involving parental responsibility, court orders, testamentary guardians and loco parentis.
HM Passport Office guidance about parental responsibility, birth parents, adoption and surrogacy.
Immigration staff guidance on who can register as a British citizen under the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997.
asework instructions for how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications for citizenship.
Casework instructions for how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications for citizenship.
Nationality instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications for citizenship.
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