British Overseas Territories citizen

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A British Overseas Territories citizen (BOTC), previously known as a British Dependent Territories citizen (BDTC), is a category of British nationality held by individuals connected with one or more of the populated British Overseas Territories (BOTs), which are the remaining non-sovereign territories of the British Empire. Notwithstanding this classification, inhabitants of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar are considered full British citizens and are not solely recognised as BOTCs. This distinction was introduced to differentiate between individuals with a substantial connection to the United Kingdom and those whose links were confined exclusively to an overseas territory, excluding Gibraltar and the Falklands. Prior to 1 January 1983, all such persons were classified under the common status of Citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKC). The enactment of the British Nationality Act 1981, effective from 1 January 1983, reclassified colonial CUKCs who lacked a qualifying connection...

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