Who gets British citizenship automatically?
All who were British overseas territories citizens (BOTCs) on 20 May 2002, except for those whose British overseas territories citizenship derived solely from a connection with the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus (hereafter abbreviated to ‘SBAs’), became British citizens automatically on 21 May 2002. They can transmit their British citizenship to their children automatically, in the same way as they can transmit BOT citizenship (subject to certain limitations if they are born overseas). If you are not sure whether you or your relatives are or were BOTCs please contact those in your Territory who handle enquiries about BOTC status.
