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The status of British Protected Person (or BPP) is an colonial form of British nationality. It was normally granted at birth, based on a) birth in a British Protectorate, Protected State, UK Trust or Mandated Territory, or b) descent from a father born in one of these territories.

In most cases, this BPP status was lost upon the independence of the territory. However, the legislation surrounding who was granted local nationality and who was protected from the Automatic Loss of British nationality provisions are complex, and it was possible to retain this status and even have it upgraded to full British nationality. Broadly, this solution requires the following:

 - Candidate born before 1 January 1949;

 - Candidate born outside the territory in which their father was born;

 - Candidate's father born in a British Protectorate, Protected State, UK Trust or Mandated Territory; AND

 - Candidate's paternal grandfather outside the territory in which the candidate's father was born.

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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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