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Eligibility
You are eligible for a British passport if you are a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British national (overseas), a British overseas citizen, a British subject or a British protected person.
If you have never held a British passport and are not sure about your eligibility or need to find out more about British citizenship, you can find further information from the Identity and Passport website or UK Border Agency website.
The Careline UK Passport Helpline, British Embassies, High Commissions & Consulate staff overseas are not able to answer enquiries on whether you are eligible for a British Passport. Determining whether you are a British national and whether you qualify for a British passport is a complex process that requires diligent interpretation by highly trained nationality examiners.
If you decide to make a first time application for a British passport you will need to provide relevant supporting documentation. Please understand that if you submit a passport application and it is refused as your are either ineligible, or have not provided adequate supporting evidence, the passport fee will not be refunded. The fee you pay covers the costs of processing and assessing your application at the overseas Passport Processing Centre.