New BOTC (F) and BOTC (M) British Citizenship Registration Routes

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So happy to hear after a BOTC campaign to amend British nationality law via the British Nationality and Borders Act 2022, the UK Home Office UKVI now has two new routes to registration for British Overseas Territories and British Citizenship for children (who are now adults):

You would have become a BOTC at birth if your mother had been married to your natural father and: You were born outside an OT before 1st July 2006 to a BOTC father; or

You were born inside an OT on or after 1st January 1983 and before 1st July 2006 to either a BOTC or settled father or

You could have become a British Overseas Territories citizen (BOTC) under existing registration provisions had your parents been married.

Application Guidance and Forms forms are available on the official UKVI Home Office website.

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In addition to the UK(F) & UK (M) routes added in 2014, so happy to hear after a BOTC campaign to amend British nationality law via the British Nationality and Borders Act 2022, the UK Home Office UKVI now has added two new routes to registration for British Overseas Territories and British Citizenship for children (who are now adults). This brings BOTC citizenship and British citizenships into line:

BOTC (F):
You would have become a BOTC at birth if your mother had been married to your natural father and: You were born outside an OT before 1st July 2006 to a BOTC father; or

You were born inside an OT on or after 1st January 1983 and before 1st July 2006 to either a BOTC or settled father or

Under existing registration provisions, you could have become a British Overseas Territories citizen (BOTC) if your parents had been married.

BOTC(M):
You were born outside an Overseas Territory before 1 January 1983, but your BOTC mother could not pass on British nationality to you as women were treated differently to men.

You have never been a BOTC.

In most cases, if you have satisfied the requirements to become a BOTC, you can also become a British citizen.

Application Guidance and Forms forms are available on the UKVI Home Office website.