TNAG-1125-FCO40-1400-British-Nationality-Act-1981-and-the-Dependent-Territories-1982 — Page 177

DSR 11 (Revised)

DRAFT:

FROM:

minute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note

Mr Howells

DEPARTMENT:

TEL. NO:

TYPE: Draft/Final 1+

Reference

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

TO:

Your Reference

Lord Nicholas Gordon Lennox

Top Secret

Secret

PS/Lord Trefgarne

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Unclassified

PRIVACY MARKING

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SUBJECT:

BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981:

POST

COMMENCEMENT PASSPORT PROCEDURES

Problem

At commencement of the 1981 Act the present nationality description appearing in passports will be replaced by one of the three new citizenships.

What changes should be made to our passport format and

procedures?

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Recommendation

2. I recommend that

(a) the current passport format be retained;

(b)

the nationality description be 'British citizen' (BC), 'British Dependent Territories citizen' (BDTC) followed on a separate line by the name of the dependency or 'British Overseas citizen' (BOC), as appropriate.

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(c)

(d)

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(e)

Thank

(f)

a person who is both a BC and a BDTC and is issued with a passport by the Passport Office or a FCO post overseas should be described on page 1 as a 'British citizen' ;

by whom?

the passport of a BC is not to be endorsed 'Holder has the right of abode in the United Kingdom;

issued by P. C or FLE post'o'xcaus the passport of a BDTC or a BOC) is to be endorsed 'Holder does not have the right of abode in the United Kingdom or 'Holder has the right of readmission to the United Kingdom 'as appropriate; there be no change in immigration endorsements entered in passports held by British subjects and

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