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Immigration staff guidance on who can register as a British citizen under the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997.
Immigration staff guidance on the requirements for naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) under section 18(1) and section 18(2).
Immigration staff guidance on how surrogacy in the UK affects a child’s claim to British nationality.
Nationality instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration decides on applications from citizens of the UK and colonies.
Template letter to confirm that citizenship and settlement applicants have a qualification in English for speakers of other languages (ESOL).
Nationality instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications of the oath of allegiance and pledge of loyalty.
Immigration staff guidance detailing when a person automatically becomes a British overseas territories citizen.
Immigration staff guidance on establishing whether a British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) holds that status by descent or otherwise than by descent.
Immigration staff guidance about the acquisition of British overseas national status.
Immigration staff guidance on the background and rights of British overseas citizens and establishing if an individual has a claim to the citizenship.
Changes introduced by Home Office statisticians to a wide range of UK migration statistics.
Immigration staff guidance about the registration of minors born both in and outside of the British overseas territories.
Posters and booklets promoting the Windrush Help Team service in English, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu and Welsh.
The Home Secretary commissioned a lessons learned review into the events leading up to Windrush. It was internal, with independent oversight provided by Wendy Williams.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Casework instructions for how UK Visas and Immigration decides applications for citizenship.
Immigration staff guidance about British subjects and how to consider applications to acquire that status.
Nationality instructions about how UK Visas and Immigration decides on applications from people who are stateless.
HM Passport Office guidance on how to deal with an application for a child in the care of the local authorities.
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