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The Identity and Passport Service issued the first biometric British passport on 6 February 2006, known as Series A. This was the first British passport to feature artwork. Series A, version 1 was produced between 2006 and 2010, while an updated version 2 with technical changes and refreshed artwork was produced between 2010 and 2015. [42]
Therefore, an independent Scotland, if acceded into the European Union, would be required to negotiate an opt-out of the Schengen Area (in a similar manner to Ireland, and previously the UK) to continue to form part of the Common Travel Area (CTA) alongside Ireland and the rest of the UK. Without such an opt-out, passport controls may be ...
A BOTC citizen travelling to the UK on a BOTC passport without a certificate of the right of abode is subject to immigration control. According to the 2001 UK Census 27,306 people born in the 14 British overseas territories were residing in either England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. [3]
British citizens habitually resident in Scotland and Scottish-born British citizens elsewhere would have been able to become Scottish citizens automatically. [129] SNP MP Pete Wishart said in 2013 that Scots would 'of course' be able to keep a UK passport, but Home Secretary Theresa May said Scots may not have that option. [130]
The last unifying symbol of British life is gone “The queen’s death has removed perhaps the only fixed, shared point in the national imagination.” — Denis Staunton, Irish Times
This is considerably more expensive than obtaining a British passport (£88.50 for a 10-year adult passport, £57.50 for a 5-year child passport and free for a 10-year passport for those born on or before 2 September 1929 when issued inside the UK; £101 for a 10-year adult passport, £65.50 for a 5-year child passport and free for a 10-year ...
Scotland's Future is a government white paper published on 26 November 2013 by the Scottish Government under First Minister Alex Salmond. It lays out the case for Scottish independence and the means through which Scotland would become an independent country in personal union with the United Kingdom . [ 1 ]
Visa requirements for British Nationals (Overseas) are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states and territories placed on British National (Overseas) passport holders. Several million people, the vast majority with a Hong Kong connection, hold this passport.