Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories 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 marry in their constitutions. The Cayman Islands
British National (Overseas) citizens on 21 May 2002. British Nationals (Overseas) with other citizenship or nationalities can be registered (instead of being naturalized) as British citizens under section 4 of the "British Nationality Act 1981". To qualify for registration, the applicant must: Registration under section 4 confers British citizenship "otherwise than by descent", meaning that their children born outside the UK will be British citizens "by descent". Alternatively, they may apply for naturalization, which requires the applicants to meet knowledge and language requirements (e.g., by passing the Life in the United Kingdom test) in addition to residency requirements. However, there is a shorter