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British Overseas Citizenship

It is suggested that British Overseas Citizenship might be conferred on those citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies

who were born, naturalised or registered in an existing dependency, or whose fathers were so born, naturalised or

registered. This status would also be conferred on those other people who are now citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies

and British Protected Persons but who would not become British

Citizens. As a general rule entry to a dependency would be limited to those who were British Overseas Citizens by virtue

of a connection with it. And British Overseas Citizenship would not carry with it the right of entry to the United Kingdom (paragraphs 69–72). It would be necessary, so that British Overseas Citizenship should in the longer term be related to dependencies only, to make the rules for acquisition and transmission more restrictive than those for British Citizenship (paragraphs 73-76).

The special question of United Kingdom Passport holders from

East Africa

These arrangements would not affect the obligation which the Government have assumed towards holders of United Kingdom passports from East Africa, and the special voucher system would continue (paragraph 72).

This document is published as part of the process of open Government. Members of the public or representatives of interested bodies who wish to express their views on any of

the matters discussed in the document are invited to write to the Home Office, Nationality Division (A.H. Room 1606), Immigration and Nationality Department, 40 Wellesley Road, Croydon CR9 2BY.