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Legal Terms-British Overseas citizenship
one of three types of citizenship that were substituted for UK and colonial citizenship by the British Nationality Act of 1981. The Act automatically granted citizenship to all current UK and Colony citizens on January 1, 1983, the day it went into effect, provided they were not eligible for any other program.
new forms (now known as *British Overseas Territories citizenship, from *British citizenship and British Dependent Territories citizenship). Since then, acquisition has been restricted nearly entirely to minors and has only been possible through registration. The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act of 2002 further restricted the ability to register as a British Overseas citizen. By virtue of their stay in the UK, a British Overseas citizen may be eligible to register as a British citizen.
one of three types of citizenship that were substituted for UK and colonial citizenship by the British Nationality Act of 1981. The Act automatically granted citizenship to all current UK and Colony citizens on January 1, 1983, the day it went into effect, provided they were not eligible for any other program.
new forms (now known as *British Overseas Territories citizenship, from *British citizenship and British Dependent Territories citizenship). Since then, acquisition has been restricted nearly entirely to minors and has only been possible through registration. The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act of 2002 further restricted the ability to register as a British Overseas citizen. By virtue of their stay in the UK, a British Overseas citizen may be eligible to register as a British citizen.
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