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A British Overseas Citizen (BOC) solution can arise where:

The APPLICANT was born:

  • in an independent country
  • between 01.01.1949 and 31.12.1982; AND
  • after the Independence of his father's country of birth;

The FATHER was born:

  • in a former British Territory that only gained independence after 1948; AND
  • in a territory that gained its independence after the father's father's (i.e. the applicant's paternal grandfather) country of birth.

Finally, the father and paternal grandfather must not have suffered from the Automatic Loss of their British nationality under any of the provisions that came into force on the Independence of each country concerned.

In some instances, it is possible that the applicant can upgrade this BOC status to full British nationality.  In most cases, this requires either the Right of Abode (through a UK-born grandparent) or holding no other nationality.

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WhatPassport.com is a specialist UK Nationality and British Citizenship site offering an online search and assessment. Claims to hold a British Passport can be complex and the site offers a quick, simple search to give you the answers. While many people qualify for the UK Ancestry Visa based on holding a Commonwealth passport with a UK born grandmother or grandfather, we have found that if you have a grandparent born in the UK, or if your mother is British or your father is British, then there are several scenarios where you can claim British Nationality and the right to hold a British Passport. This stems from Britain’s collection of British Colonies, British Protectorates and British Protected States in the middle of last century and the Nationality rules concerning what are now the countries of the Commonwealth.

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