BOTC and the right to work in the UK
Does a British Overseas Territories Citizen (BOTC) have permission to work in the UK?
Auntie’s answer: No, you need a British passport to be allowed to work in the UK (and other countries in the European Union until Britain actually exits the EU). If you are a BOTC you can apply to get that passport.
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A BOTC who doesn’t have a British passport remains subject to UK immigration controls and doesn’t have the automatic right to live or work in the UK. There are also different paths to qualifying for a British passport. For more information on how to apply for that passport, here is the link to the UK government website.
If you are Caymanian or a citizen of one of the other British territories, you can apply for a British passport by virtue of being a BOTC, but you’ll need to have a BOTC passport before you can do that.
If you are entitled to a BOTC passport but don’t yet have one, you can find out more about applying for one at the Passport & Corporate Services Office page on the Department of Immigration website.
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I hope this now means arrogant idiots will finally stop insisting that Caymanians have the right to live and work in other countries, including the UK!
Um Caymanians do have the right to live and work in the UK and the EU (at the moment) once they get their UK passport to which they are entitled to.
Caymanians in fact have no entitlement to UK passports. Only BOTC’s are even qualified to apply, and many Caymanians are not BOTC’s. Even where a Caymanian is a BOTC the registration process is subject to discretion and some BOTC’s have been denied British Passports.
I was born in Grand Cayman. Recently, I was issued a UK Passport and the only thing you have to do is get a ESTA, which covers the passport for 12 entries. The ESTA does not cost you.
Congratulations.
Clearly you know nothing because Caymanians are BOTC and we are entitled to get a british passport do your research please.