British Overseas Territories is the only overseas territory that is part of the European Union (EU), although it is not part of the European Customs Union, the European Tax Policy, the European Statistics Zone or the Common Agriculture Policy. Gibraltar is not a member of the European Union in its own right. The Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus are not part of the European Union, but they are the only British overseas territory to use the euro as official currency. None of the other Overseas Territories are members of the EU, the main body of EU law does not apply and, although certain
British Overseas Territories citizen the Bermudian status stamp) into Bermuda as a person with Bermudian status. The acquisition of BOTC status generally mirrors the acquisition rules of British citizenship with some differences, which are listed below. From 1 January 1983 onwards, a person born in an Overseas Territory is a BOTC "otherwise than by descent" if one of the person's parents is a BOTC or "settled" in an Overseas Territory. Having a parent who is a British citizen without settled status is "not" sufficient in itself for the child to be a BOTC at birth. A child born in an Overseas Territory may be