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 outside the UK or a British Overseas Territory would receive British citizenship and British Overseas Territory citizenship "by descent" if one of their parents is a British citizen and British Overseas Territories citizen "otherwise than by descent". Generally speaking, British citizens and BOTCs "by descent" cannot pass down either citizenship to their offspring if they were born outside the UK or a BOT. BOTCs who are solely connected with Akrotiri and Dhekelia are not eligible for British citizenship under the 2002 amendment, and would, in theory, continue to face immigration restrictions in the UK unless they also hold citizenship of