British Overseas Territories and coat of arms by the British monarch. Traditionally, the flags follow the Blue Ensign design, with the Union Flag in the canton, and the territory's coat of arms in the fly. Exceptions to this are Bermuda which uses a Red Ensign; British Antarctic Territory which uses a White Ensign; British Indian Ocean Territory which uses a Blue Ensign with wavy lines to symbolise the sea; and Gibraltar which uses a banner of its coat of arms (the flag of the city of Gibraltar). Akrotiri and Dhekelia and Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha are the only British overseas
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