Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories recognises foreign same-sex marriages for immigration purposes. Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories Among the fourteen British Overseas Territories, nine – Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Bermuda, the British Antarctic Territory, the British Indian Ocean Territory, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, the Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and recognise and perform same-sex marriages. In the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, only British military and civilian personnel can enter into same-sex marriages and civil partnerships. The five Caribbean territories have no general recognition of same-sex unions. Three of them specify the right of opposite-sex couples to
British National (Overseas) cannot acquire the status, and they either acquire Chinese nationality or the special status known as British Overseas Citizen, based on their parents' other nationalities. The total population of British National (Overseas), therefore, would continue to decline over the next decades and eventually be extinct. The registration process of the British National (Overseas) started on 1 July 1987. Applications were lodged at Hong Kong's Immigration Department, passport offices in the United Kingdom, governments of British Dependent Territories, or British Diplomatic Missions abroad. Unlike registration procedures of other classes of British nationality, there was no certificate of registration issued to successful