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  1. British Overseas Territories citizen

    refimprove date February 2011 British subjects The status of British Overseas Territories citizen relates ... Overseas Territories British Overseas Territory . British Nationality Act 1981 The British .... See also History of British nationality law British Overseas Territories Act 2002 Main British Overseas Territories Act 2002 On 26 February 2002 British Dependent Territories citizenship BDTC was renamed to British Overseas Territories citizenship BOTC . The two terms have identical meaning. Belonger status Main Belonger status British Overseas Territories citizenship is a citizenship covering all the Overseas Territories. Individual overseas territories do not have their own legal nationality ... of British Overseas Territories Citizenship Birth in a British Overseas Territory From 1 January ... on 1 July, 1997. To close a possible loophole created in British Overseas Territories Act 2002 , which made provision to subtitute the wording of British Dependent Territories with British Overseas ... British Overseas Territories do not wish to become independent, or have no civilian population. However ... Overseas Territories Category British nationality law zh yue zh ... colony Dependent Territories became British Dependent Territories citizens BDTCs . It was possible for a person .... British Overseas citizens All other CUKCs became British Overseas citizen s. There are categories of British ..., and holding BOTC does not in itself give a right to reside in a British Overseas territory. This depends ... until age 10. BOTC by descent A person born outside the Overseas Territories on or after 1 January ... British citizenship by descent This section is relatively unused since the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 came into force, but remains part of the law. British citizenship by birth in an Overseas Territory Persons born in a British Overseas Territory after 21 May 2002 automatically ... on that date. British Dependent Territories citizenship was however lost unless there was a connection ...   more details



  1. British Overseas Territories

    Overseas Territories image flag Flag of the United Kingdom.svg image map British Overseas Territories.svg map caption British Overseas Territories red , the United Kingdom green , and Crown Dependencies blue The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although .... The name British Overseas Territory was introduced by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ... publisher Gov.im date accessdate 2010 12 08 ref The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies ... mostly have historic links to the British Empire . Current overseas territories The 14 British overseas ... the return of Hong Kong, the remaining British overseas possessions are mostly small island territories ... Antarctic Territory. In 2002, the British Parliament passed the British Overseas Territories Act ... of this section, is a British overseas territories citizen shall, on the commencement of this section ... of state in the overseas territories is the British monarch , currently Elizabeth II of the United ... . ref British Overseas Territories Law , Ian Hendry and Susan Dickson, Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2011 ... overseas territories citizen shall, on the commencement of this section, become a British citizen. ref to most belongers of overseas territories mainly since the British Overseas Territories ... in the following overseas territories British Antarctic Territory   Territory overlaps Antarctic ... and the South Sandwich Islands   claimed by Argentina Currencies The many British overseas territories ... Akrotiri and Dhekelia Euro Citizenship Main British Overseas Territories citizen None of the overseas territories has its own nationality status, and all citizens are classed as British Overseas ... between 1962 and 1983 saw the creation of a separate British Overseas Territories citizen British Dependent ... to the people of Gibraltar due to their friction with Spain . However, the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 replaced dependent territory citizenship with British Overseas Territories citizen ...   more details



  1. British Overseas Territories Act 2002

    Infobox UK legislation short title The British Overseas Territories Act 2002 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to make provision about the name British overseas territories and British citizenship so far as relating to the British overseas territories. statute book chapter ... ukpga 20020008 en 1 activeTextDocId 113115 legislation history The British Overseas Territories ... parts of the British Nationality Act 1981 . It makes provision for the renaming of the British Dependent Territories as British Overseas Territories , and the renaming of associated citizenship. As a result of the act, all who were British Overseas Territories citizen s apart from those solely connected ... British Overseas Territories citizenship BOTC by naturalisation in that territory, the former ... allowed residents of British Overseas Territories to apply for a passport describing them as a citizen ... of British citizenship under that legislation . Those acquiring British overseas territories ... citizen , British citizens visiting Overseas Territories are subject to local immigration controls ... law Belonger status British Overseas Territories citizen References reflist British subjects navbox ... Overseas Territories Category British nationality law Category 2002 in Gibraltar de British Overseas ... Act. While citizens of all the Overseas Territories except the Sovereign Base Areas can now apply ... automatically became full British Citizens on that date previously full British citizenship was available only to people from Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands . The qualifying territories for the purposes of the 2002 Act include the British Indian Ocean Territory BIOT and the British Antarctic Territory . At the time, there was discussion as to whether either of these territories should be treated as qualifying territories for the purposes of the Act, when neither have a permanent population and in the case of the British Antarctic Territory there are competing territorial claims that are held ...   more details



  1. Visa requirements for British Overseas Territories Citizens of Montserrat

    Image Passport of Montserrat.jpg thumb The front cover of a British passport issued to British Overseas Territories citizens of Montserrat British Overseas Territories Citizen s using a Montserratian passport enjoy visa free entry to a number of countries and territories. However, in many cases, foreign authorities only grant Montserratian passport holders visa free entry if they present a passport with an endorsement stating their right of abode in the United Kingdom. Different entry regulations apply when Montserratians travel using a British passport British Citizen passport . List of countries providing visa free access E if endorsed with a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode in the United Kingdom VOA Visa issued upon arrival Africa class wikitable style text align center font size smaller table layout fixed Countries and Territories Conditions of access style text align left style text align left flag Mauritius yes 90 days business or 60 days pleasure http www.timaticweb.com cgi bin tim website client.cgi?SpecData 1&VISA &page visa&NA MS&AR 00&PASSTYPES PASS&DE MU&user DL&subuser DELTAB2C style text align left flag Swaziland yes VOA free http www.timaticweb.com cgi bin tim website client.cgi?SpecData 1&VISA &page visa&NA MS&AR 00&PASSTYPES PASS&DE SZ&user DL&subuser DELTAB2C Americas class wikitable style text align center font size smaller table layout fixed Countries and Territories Conditions of access style text align left style text align left flag Anguilla yes 3 months http www.timaticweb.com cgi bin tim website client.cgi?SpecData 1&VISA &page visa&NA ... Europe British Overseas Territories Citizens with the right of abode in the United Kingdom are considered ... Asia class wikitable style text align center font size smaller table layout fixed Countries and Territories ... and Territories Conditions of access style text align left style text align left flag Ireland ... font size smaller table layout fixed Countries and Territories Conditions of access style text align ...   more details



  1. Overseas Territories of France (European Parliament constituency)

    Infobox European Parliament constituency name Infobox Overseas Territories of France European Parliament constituency title Overseas Territories of France map Image Outre mer en.png mapcaption Shown in Overseas departments and territories of France blue created 2004 meps 3 memberstate France sources http www.europarl.europa.eu elections2004 ep election sites en yourvoice fr law.html In Elections in the European Union European elections , Overseas Territories of France is a European Parliament constituency constituency of the European Parliament . It consists of the Overseas departments and territories of France French overseas departments and territories . Results 2009 Election box begin for list title European Parliament election, 2009 European Election 2009 Overseas Territories Election box candidate with party link party Union for a Popular Movement candidate Maurice Ponga votes 103,247 percentage 29.69 change 4.37 Election box candidate with party link party Communist Party of R union candidate lie Hoarau votes 73,110 percentage 21.01 change 7.86 Election box candidate with party link party Socialist Party France candidate Patrice Tirolien votes 70,514 percentage 20.26 change 1.21 Election box candidate with party link party Europe cologie candidate None votes 56,502 percentage 16.24 change 7.61 Election box candidate with party link party Democratic Movement France candidate None votes 32,322 percentage 9.29 change 1.15 Election box candidate with party link party Libertas France candidate None votes 10,015 percentage 2.88 change 2.88 Election box candidate party Europe D mocratie Esp ranto candidate None votes 1,537 percentage 0.44 change Election box candidate with party link party National Centre of Independents and Peasants candidate None votes 225 percentage 0.07 change Election box candidate with party link party Alliance Royale candidate None votes 127 percentage ..., 2004 European Election 2004 Overseas Territories Election box candidate with party link party ...   more details



  1. British Overseas citizen

    , became British citizen s. British Dependent Territories citizens CUKCs with a close connection with one of the United Kingdom s crown colony Dependent Territories became British Dependent Territories citizens BDTCs , subsequently renamed British Overseas Territories citizen s BOTCs . It was possible ... CUKCs who did not qualify to become British Citizens or British Dependent Territories Citizens later named British Overseas Territories Citizens became British Overseas Citizens on 1 Jan 1983 according ... Territories Citizens connected to Hong Kong who did not register as British National Overseas ... with it the right of abode somewhere in this case the UK . However, in practice, British Overseas Territories ...British subjects In British nationality law , the status of British Overseas citizen BOC is one of several categories of British national. A British Overseas citizen does not have an automatic right to live .... British Overseas citizens All other CUKCs became British Overseas citizens. There are categories ... 1983 or who were connected with Hong Kong before 1997. British Overseas citizenship is a residual ... who had not applied for the status of British National Overseas , and who were not already considered ... Chinese , became British Overseas citizens. Sources of British Overseas citizens CUKCs before 1983 As British Overseas citizenship is a mop up category for CUKCs who did not acquire British citizenship ... considers to be citizens became British Overseas Citizens on 1 July 1997. Descendants of BOCs with other nationality Descendants of British Overseas Citizens who do not qualify for another other nationality may be allowed to register as British Overseas Citizens. Acquisition of British citizenship ... January 1983, instead of a British Overseas citizen. Most commonly this was through descent from a United ... law Acquisition of British Overseas citizenship under the 1981 Act Save for some transitional arrangements ... to acquire British Overseas citizenship if otherwise stateless. A British Overseas citizen ...   more details



  1. British National (Overseas) passport

    The British National Overseas passport or BN O passport is a British passport for the holders of the nationality British National Overseas . It is mainly held by residents of Hong Kong from 1987. Image British new style passport.jpg 170px right thumb British National Overseas passport issued from 2006 ... , and Passport below. The passport cover is identical to British Overseas Citizen , British Protected ... of sovereignty in 1997, they could opt for the British passport British Dependent Territories Citizen ... were BN O and the majority held British Dependent Territories citizen passports. In the early years after the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong, the British National Overseas passport was the most ... government had issued a total of 794,457 British National Overseas passports. The number of BN O ... passport , so that only 30,000 British National Overseas passports were issued in 2006. As of May 2007, around 2.6 million out of 3.4 million of British Nationals Overseas did not hold a valid British ... issued is expected to decrease in future. Previous passports The cover of British National Overseas ... burgundy . Endorsements Although the status of British National Overseas is not granted right of abode anywhere, British Nationals Overseas are Hong Kong permanent residents and thus the following statement is printed in each British National Overseas passport Cquote The holder of this passport has ... has the right of abode in Hong Kong. British Nationals Overseas enjoy visa free access for up to six ... 1997, all applications for renewal of British National Overseas passports were dealt with by the British ... number of countries. As a result, the popularity of British National Overseas passport has sharply ... surpassed the number of British National Overseas passport holders. In the early years after the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong , the issue of fake British National Overseas passports once ... only fully recognizes British nationality law British citizen s but not British Nationals Overseas ...   more details



  1. British National (Overseas)

    Territories Citizens had successfully gained British National Overseas status and there were around ... did not obtain British National Overseas status. Most of those were not British Dependent Territories ... Overseas was specially created for British Dependent Territories Citizens of Hong Kong, and the British ... requirements for British Nationals Overseas Nationality law British Dependent Territories Citizen s defunct ...British subjects British National Overseas , commonly known as BN O , is one of the major classes of British ... wrans ?id 2008 11 04a.34.4&s british national overseas g34.6 , Written Answers, House of Lords 4 November 2008 ref through their British National Overseas status. The creation of the class of British ... Hong Kong Hong Kong residents with British Dependent Territories Citizen status by virtue of their connection ... Declaration , 1984. ref From 1 July 1987 to 1997, around 3.4 million of British Dependent Territories Citizens of Hong Kong mainly ethnic Chinese , successfully gained British National Overseas status by registration. Hong Kong s British Dependent Territories citizenship then ceased to exist after 30 June 1997. As of 2007, 3.44 million of Hong Kong residents had the status as British National Overseas , although only 800,000 of them held a valid British National Overseas passport . As the BN O nationality .... Main characteristics Upon registration never automatically , British National Overseas status ... period in 1997. All British Nationals Overseas are entitled to enjoy a variety of rights in the United Kingdom Specify date July 2010 and to use the British National Overseas passport as a travel ... Declaration which would allow Hong Kong s British Dependent Territories Citizen s, who were mostly ... nationality, known as British National Overseas , was created by the http www.coe.int T E Legal ... and was specially created for British Dependent Territories citizens of Hong Kong. Image BNO advertisement.jpg thumb right 230px British National Overseas passport advertisement by the British Consulate ...   more details



  1. British Overseas School

    Infobox school background f0f6fa standard color border ccd2d9 standard color name British Overseas School image established 1958 type Coeducational age range 3 to 19 staff 50 pupils 150 free label Nationalities free text 80 principal Mr. Andrew Williams head Mr. Andrew Williams Secondary br Mrs. Maria Plant Primary location Karachi , Sindh country Pakistan established 1958 Grades Pre Nursery to A Level website http www.bos karachi.com www.bos karachi.com The British Overseas School BOS is a selective coeducational , British school in Karachi , Pakistan , which offers classes ranging from Pre Nursery through to IGCSE and A Level . Introduction Founded in 1958 as a non profit organisation, BOS imparts a rigorous British curriculum with UK qualified staff. Over the years BOS has evolved into a fully integrated Primary and Secondary School leading to International General Certificate of Secondary Education IGCSE and A Level Years 7 13, following the British system. The secondary school is an independent registered Edexcel Examination Centre. The Management The patron of the British Overseas School Association is Her Britannic Majesty s High Commissioner in Islamabad . The school is managed by a board of 12 governors that includes 4 permanent representatives the British Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi , the Chairperson of UKAP, the Director of the British Council , the Principal, and 4 elected parent representatives. Curriculum BOS, at the secondary level, is geared towards preparing students for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education IGCSE , GCE Advanced Level Advanced Subsidiary Level , and Advanced Level UK Advanced Level examinations. ref name curriculum cite web url http bos karachi.com SecondaryCurriculum.html title British Overseas School ref The curriculum of the British Overseas Secondary School is based on the National Curriculum Programmes ... in Pakistan Category British international schools ...   more details



  1. British Arctic Territories

    British Empire Category History of Canada by location Category British Overseas Territories Category ...British Arctic Territories were territories claimed by Britain in North America, consisting of the island s of what is now known in Canada as the High Arctic . The British Empire British claim to the area ... Territories southwest of Mackenzie King Island named for British surveyor of the Great Lakes Vice ... . After 1880, both the islands in the bay and the British claim became the Northwest Territories . Akpatok ... Order in Council , the s Adjacent Territories Order Adjacent Territories Order , passed under the Royal Prerogative . Canada incorporated the islands into the Northwest Territories . North Western Territory Rupert s Land These territories, which were historically corporate trading districts ... , Manitoba , northern Ontario , Northwest Territories , Yukon , Nunavut , northern Quebec ... and Labrador . Some of the northern and north easterly portions of British Columbia were also within the North Westerrn Territory, but most of the British Columbia mainland and all of Vancouver Island were colonized separately from the arctic territories, and subject to joint U.S. U.K. claims as part of the region known to United States as the Oregon Country , and in British history as the Columbia ... Territory which is now in British Columbia. Islands A C Admiralty Island Nunavut named for the British ... brewery Ringnes Baffin Island named for United Kingdom British explorer William Baffin Baillie Hamilton ... Island named for British Secretary of War Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst Bear Island Nunavut Bear Island Beloeil Island Berens Islands Bernard Island , Northwest Territories a Banks Island offshore ... , Northwest Territories a Melville Island, Canada Melville Island offshore island Des Voeux Island ... of the Province of Canada Edmund Walker Head Eglinton Island Eight Bears Island , Northwest Territories ..., Canada Melville Island named for Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville , Viscount Melville and British ...   more details



  1. British Western Pacific Territories

    The British Western Pacific Territories was the name of a colonial entity, created in 1877, for the administration, under a single representative of the British Crown, styled High Commissioner , of a series of relatively minor Pacific islands in and around Oceania. The position of Western Pacific High Commissioner was created by the Western Pacific in Council Order 1893 made by the Privy Council. It was initially aimed at extending the jurisdiction of British law to British citizens in the Western Pacific Region. Island Groups flagicon UK Canton and Enderbury Islands 1939 to 1971 Now a part of Kiribati . flagicon image Flag of the Cook Islands Federation.svg Cook Islands 1893 to 1901 Now a self governing state in free association with New Zealand. flag Fiji colonial 1877 to 1952 Now independent. flagicon image Flag of Gilbert and Ellice Islands.svg Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1916 to 1971 Now independent as Kiribati and Tuvalu . flagicon UK Nauru 1914 to 1921 Now independent. flag New Hebrides 1953 1906 to 1971 Now independent as Vanuatu . flagicon UK Niue Savage Island 1900 to 1901 Now Niue , a self governing state in free association with New Zealand. flagicon UK Pitcairn Islands 1898 to 1952 Still a British overseas territory. flagicon image Missing Blue Ensign.svg Solomon Islands 1893 to 1971 Now independent. flag Tonga 1900 to 1952 Now independent. flag Tuvalu 1892 to 1916 Now independent. flagicon UK Union Islands 1877 to 1926 Now Tokelau , a dependent territory of New Zealand. List of High Commissioners for the Western Pacific 1877 1976 The office was never an independent one, but always filled ex officio the Governorship of one of the constitutive British islands colonies ... Br Western Pacific.html WorldStatesmen Territories of the British Empire Category Former British colonies Category British colonisation of Oceania Category Former colonies in Oceania de Westpazifische ... commission was suspended. While most islands were under British military administration, the Solomon ...   more details



  1. British Forces Overseas Hong Kong

    British Forces Overseas Hong Kong comprised the elements of the British Army , Royal Navy and Royal Air Force . Much of the British military left British Hong Kong Hong Kong prior to the Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong handover in 1997. The present article focuses mainly on the British garrison in Hong Kong in the post Second World War era. For more information concerning the British garrison during the Second World War see the Battle of Hong Kong . Overview Most of the members of the British ... LEP who served as regular British Forces members in the Hong Kong Squadron of the Royal Navy as well ... Kong Government, trained and organised along timelines of British Territorial Army and supported by British Army personnel holding key positions. These British Army personnel, for their duration ... Before 1 July 1997, the British government had the political commitment to safeguard ... the Royal Hong Kong Police . It is supported by British Forces in Hong Kong should it be called upon to do so. During the Hong Kong 1967 riots , in which 51 people were killed, the British ... of the Sino Hong Kong border was the responsibility of the British forces and as such contributed .... Search and Rescue SAR was provided by all branches of the British Forces in Hong Kong may be called ... to 1990 1991, British Forces British Army was responsible for patrolling and enforcing border control ... in 1997. Command structure The Governor of Hong Kong , being a representative of the British sovereign , was the Commander in Chief of the British Forces in the colony. The Governor was advised by the Commander British Forces in Hong Kong CBF on all military actions. During the 1980s and 1990s, the CBF was normally a career Major General or Lieutenant General from the British Army. Until ... h660224.pdf Legislative Council ref Throughout the years of British rule in Hong Kong, a variety of British ... of the post war period, British army units were sent to Hong Kong on a rotational basis for a period ...   more details



  1. Visa requirements for British Overseas Citizens

    Merge to Visa requirements for British nationals discuss Talk Visa requirements for British Overseas Citizens Merge proposal date November 2010 context date November 2010 British Overseas Citizenship is a form of British nationality under the British Nationality Act 1983. BOCs are British nationals but do not have the right of abode in the United Kingdom. This citizenship is normally for certain people who retained British nationality after independence i.e Kenya , but do not have enough ties with the United Kingdom . Americas AIA 3 months http www.timaticweb.com cgi bin tim website client.cgi?SpecData 1&VISA &page visa&NA GB&AR 00&PASSTYPES PASS&DE AI&user DL&subuser DELTAB2C ARG 90 days http www.timaticweb.com cgi bin tim website client.cgi?SpecData 1&VISA &page visa&NA GB&AR 00&PASSTYPES PASS&DE AR&user DL&subuser DELTAB2C BHS 3 months http www.timaticweb.com cgi bin tim website client.cgi?SpecData 1&VISA &page visa&NA GB&AR 00&PASSTYPES PASS&DE BS&user DL&subuser DELTAB2C BRB 3 months http www.timaticweb.com cgi bin tim website client.cgi?SpecData 1&VISA &page visa&NA GB&AR 00&PASSTYPES PASS&DE BB&user DL&subuser DELTAB2C BLZ 1 month http www.timaticweb.com cgi bin tim website client.cgi?SpecData 1&VISA &page visa&NA GB&AR 00&PASSTYPES PASS&DE BZ&user DL&subuser DELTAB2C BMU 6 months http www.timaticweb.com cgi bin tim website client.cgi?SpecData 1&VISA &page visa&NA GB&AR 00&PASSTYPES PASS&DE BM&user DL&subuser DELTAB2C BOL 90 days http www.timaticweb.com cgi bin tim website client.cgi?SpecData 1&VISA &page visa&NA GB&AR 00&PASSTYPES PASS&DE BO&user DL&subuser DELTAB2C VGB 30 days http www.timaticweb.com cgi bin tim website client.cgi?SpecData 1&VISA &page visa&NA GB&AR ...?redirect true&promoId 22829598&reason Visit&nationality British overseas citizen&location ... DELTAB2C See also British Overseas citizen British passport Category Visa requirements by nationality British Overseas Citizens ...   more details



  1. British overseas territory citizens in the mainland United Kingdom

    British military and staff 0 flagcountry Turks and Caicos Islands 21,500 56 Up to 1 of living people born in the Turks and Caicos Islands now reside in the UK See also British overseas territories British Overseas Territories citizen Foreign born population of the United Kingdom Immigration to the United ... British overseas territories Category Immigration to the United Kingdom by country of origin ...British overseas territory citizens in the mainland United Kingdom is a term referring to individuals who have migrated to the mainland United Kingdom from a British overseas territory , it could also include UK born people descended of these individuals. British Overseas Territories citizen British overseas territory citizenship differs from British citizenship , however there are many rights that British overseas citizens have such as the right of abode in the mainland UK . This could be compared to Puerto Rico Puerto Ricans residing in the United States . According to the 2001 UK Census 27,306 people born in the 14 British overseas territories were residing in either England , Scotland , Wales or Northern Ireland . ref name OECD cite web url http www.oecd.org dataoecd 18 23 34792376.xls title Country of birth database publisher Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development accessdate 2009 07 04 ref The breakdown is as follows please note that the population columns do not count the same people, i.e. 9,000 people live in Montserrat whilst close to 8,000 Montserratian born people are residing in the UK, so before their migration the population of Montserrat would have been over 17,000 ref name OECD class sortable wikitable border 1 Territory of birth Population of territory ... flagcountry British Antarctic Territory 200 staff 0 flagcountry British Indian Ocean Territory 3,200 military and staff 19 Up to 1 of living people born in the British Indian Ocean Territory now reside in the UK flagcountry British Virgin Islands 21,730 163 Up to 1 of living people born in the British ...   more details



  1. Alliance of the Overseas

    The Alliance of the Overseas lang fr Alliances des Outre Mers was a French electoral coalition for the European Parliament election, 2009 France 2009 European elections in the Overseas Territories of France European Parliament constituency Overseas constituency composed of left wing overseas parties. The list was supported by the Left Front France Left Front . The list was composed of the Communist Party of R union PCR , the Martinican Democratic Rally RDM , the Guianese Socialist Party PSG , and the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front FLNKS of New Caledonia . It widely seen as the successor to a similar alliance which topped the poll in the constituency in European Parliament election, 2004 France 2004 and on which Paul Verg s was elected Member of the European Parliament MEP . Leaders Overseas Territories of France European Parliament constituency Overseas lie Hoarau Indian Ocean Section The list received 21.01 of the vote and Hoarau was elected MEP. French political parties Category Political parties of the Fifth Republic Category Coalitions of parties in France Category Coalition of parties ...   more details



  1. Overseas department

    an overseas department on March 31st, 2011 after previously being an overseas collectivity . The overseas collectivity Saint Pierre and Miquelon was an overseas department from 1976 to 1985. References Reflist External links fr icon http www.outre mer.gouv.fr Ministry of the overseas departments and territories fr icon http www.vie publique.fr decouverte instit instit instit 3 7 0 q0.htm past and current developments of France s overseas administrative divisions like DOMs and TOMs French overseas departments and territories Category Overseas departments, collectivities and territories of France Category Subdivisions of France Category Integral overseas territories Category Overseas departments ...Merge from Overseas region date May 2010 Administrative divisions of France An overseas department lang fr d partement d outre mer or DOM is a departments of France department of France that is outside metropolitan France . They have the same political status as metropolitan departments. As integral parts of France and the European Union , overseas departments are represented in the French National .... Each overseas department is also an overseas region . As of March 2011, the overseas departments ... France s earliest, short lived attempt at setting up overseas d partements was after Napoleon ... French colonies of Algeria ref http books.google.ie books?id QxG sm0HqpoC&pg PA39&dq Overseas department ... in the Indian Ocean were defined as overseas departments. Since 1982, following the Government of France French government s policy of decentralisation , overseas departments have elected regional ... of a constitutional revision that occurred in 2003, these regions are now to be called overseas regions indeed the new wording of the Constitution gave no precedence to the terms overseas department or overseas region, though the latter is still virtually unused by the French media. Following ... de ultramar ro Departament de peste m ri ru simple Overseas departments ...   more details



  1. Overseas region

    Merge to Overseas department date May 2010 Administrative divisions of France Overseas region lang fr R gion d outre mer is a recent designation given to the Overseas department Overseas departments which have similar powers to those of the Regions of France region s of metropolitan France . They have had these powers since 1982, when France s decentralisation policy dictated that they be given elected Regional councils of France regional councils along with other regional powers. It was not until the 2003 constitutional change that these regions are now to be called overseas regions indeed the new wording of the Constitution aims to give no precedence to either appellation overseas department or overseas region, though the second one is still virtually unused by French media. The following have overseas region status French Guiana in South America Guadeloupe in North America the Caribbean Martinique in North America the Caribbean R union in Africa the Indian Ocean Mayotte in Africa the Indian Ocean Saint Pierre and Miquelon were once an overseas department, but were demoted to a territorial collectivity in 1985, before the French regions were created. Powers As integral parts of the France French Republic , they are represented in the French National Assembly National Assembly , French Senate Senate and French Economic and Social Council Economic and Social Council , elect a Member of the European Parliament MEP , and also use the Euro as their currency. See also Administrative divisions of France French overseas departments and territories Colonialism align center File France Constituent Lands.png 400px left File Outre mer en sans Terre Adelie.png 400px left External links http www.outre mer.gouv.fr Minist re de l Outre Mer http www.vie publique.fr decouverte instit instit instit 3 7 0 q0.htm some explanations about the past and current developments of DOMs and TOMs in French France geo stub Category Subdivisions of France ceb Rehiyon sa gawas sa nasod Pransiya id ...   more details



  1. Overseas collectivity

    of France Mahoran status referendum, 2009 Outremer Overseas departments and territories of France References ... 0 q0.htm past and current developments of France s overseas administrative divisions like collectivit s d outre mer French overseas departments and territories France stub DEFAULTSORT Overseas Collectivity Category Subdivisions of France Category Overseas departments, collectivities and territories ...Administrative divisions of France The French overseas collectivities lang fr collectivit s d outre mer or COM , like the French regions of France regions are first order administrative divisions of France . The COMs include some former French Overseas territory France overseas territories and other French overseas entities with a particular status, all of which became COMs by Constitution of France constitutional reform on 28 March 2003. As of 31 March 2011, there were five COMs French Polynesia became a COM in 2003. Its statutory law of 27 February 2004 gives it the designation of overseas country of France Overseas country inside the Republic lang fr pays d outre mer au sein de la R publique , or POM , but without legal modification of its status. French Polynesia has a great degree of autonomy, two symbolic manifestations of which are the title of the President of French Polynesia Le pr sident de la Polyn sie fran aise and its additional designation as a pays d outre mer . Legislature Assembly of French Polynesia . Saint Barth lemy , an island in the Lesser Antilles . Saint Martin France Saint Martin , the northern part of the island of Saint Martin in the Lesser Antilles . Saint Pierre and Miquelon , a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland island Newfoundland , Canada . It has a Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon territorial council ... it became a Overseas department DOM . ref cite news url http www.lemonde.fr imprimer article 2011 ... Wsp lnota zamorska pt Coletividade de ultramar ro Colectivitate de peste m ri simple French overseas ...   more details



  1. Overseas Chinese

    Overseas Chinese infobox Contains Chinese text Overseas Chinese zh first t s t p H iw i Hu r n ... Chinese ancestry living outside the Greater China Area may also consider themselves Overseas Chinese. The term Overseas Chinese can refer narrowly to those of Han Chinese ethnicity, or more broadly, to all ... to certain Overseas Chinese. ref Cite book title Authenticating Tibet Answers to China s 100 Questions ... Malay culture. Citation needed date August 2009 One study on overseas Chinese defines several criteria for identifying non Han overseas Chinese there is evidence of descent from groups living within ..., ethnic minority overseas Chinese number about 7 million, or about 8.4 of the total overseas ... to the English Overseas Chinese which refers to Chinese citizen s residing in countries other ... panenc huaqiao.html Another often used term is H iw i Hu r n , a more literal translation of Overseas ... to refer to people of Chinese ethnicities who live outside the PRC, regardless of citizenship. Overseas ... , or Hakka people Hakka refer to Overseas Chinese as T ngr n , pronounced t hng y n in Yue Chinese ... of migrating overseas. One of the migrations dates back to the Ming dynasty when Zheng He 1371 ... waves of immigration led to subgroups among overseas Chinese such as the new and old immigrants ... Empire was forced to allow its subjects to work overseas under colonial powers. Many Hokkien chose .... Some overseas Chinese were sold By whom date July 2010 to South America during the Punti Hakka ... Territories in Hong Kong emigrated to the UK mainly England and to the Netherlands to earn a better ... . Many of these emigrants who entered Western countries were themselves overseas Chinese or were ... , and academia . Overseas Chinese experience The Chinese usually identify a person by ethnic origin ..., and if that person lives outside of China, that person is overseas Chinese. The majority of PRC Chinese do not understand the overseas Chinese experience of being a minority Citation needed date ...   more details



  1. Overseas Vietnamese

    Synthesis date October 2009 Infobox ethnic group group Overseas Vietnamese br small Ng i Vi t H i Ngo i ... Elsewhere pop29 400,000 ref29 footnotes Overseas Vietnamese lang vi Ng i Vi t H i Ngo i , which literally means Overseas Vietnamese , or Vi t Ki u , a Sino Vietnamese vocabulary Sino Vietnamese word ... . Of the about 3 million Overseas Vietnamese, a majority left Vietnam as boat people refugees ... The Overseas Vietnamese community itself rarely use this for self identification, instead, most prefer the technically correct term of Ng i Vi t H i Ngo i literally translating to Overseas Vietnamese , or occasionally Ng i Vi t T Do Free Vietnamese . Vietnamese worldwide Overseas Vietnamese can ... category consists of people who have been living in territories outside of Vietnam prior to 1975 they usually ... majority of overseas Vietnamese, are those who escaped Vietnam after 1975 as refugees and their descendants ... live in the United States, constituting between a third to a half of all overseas Vietnamese. They tend ... countries, and goes against the trend of the UK tending to have the largest East Asian British East ... and other major UK cities. Recently, the Vietnamese in Britain had risen to prominence in the British ... 3 for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census ... in Qu bec before 1975. Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver is a major destination for newly arrived ... would be denied the opportunity for resettlement overseas. Citation needed date March 2007 South ... booktitle Global Japan The Experience of Japan s New Immigrant and Overseas Communities editor ... Main Vietnamese people in France Vietnamese in other French territories New Caledonia Main Vietnamese people in France Vietnamese in other French territories Relations with Vietnam Relations between overseas Vietnamese populations and the current government of Vietnam traditionally range between polarities of geniality and overt contempt. Generally, overseas Vietnamese residing in North America ...   more details



  1. Overseas Containers

    title British Box Business A History of OCL Overseas Containers Ltd location publisher SCARA isbn 0955922704 ...Infobox company name Overseas Containers Limited logo File Overseas Containers Limited logo.svg 200px caption type genre fate Rebranded as Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company P&O Containers predecessor successor foundation 1969 founder defunct 1986 location city London location country United Kingdom location locations area served world Worldwide key people industry Shipping products services Container transportation revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid homepage footnotes intl yes Image Mairangi Bay 1983.jpg thumb 245px right MV Mairangi Bay MV Mairangi Bay at Rotterdam Overseas Containers Limited OCL was a container shipping company formed by a consortium of British shipping companies in 1965. It is not to be confused with Orient Overseas Container Line OOCL . History In the early days of containerization containerisation considerable investment was still required in the necessary infrastructure to transport and handle shipping containers, and many shipping companies formed consortia to ease the financial burden. OCL was formed in 1969 by four British companies British & Commonwealth Holdings British and Commonwealth Shipping , Furness Withy , Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company P&O and Ocean Group plc the Ocean Steamship Company . ref http www.oceanlinermuseum.co.uk Ocean 20Steamship 20Company 20history.html Ocean Liner Museum The Ocean Steamship Company ref Between 1969 and 1970 OCL took delivery of its first ships, a fleet of six vessels of GRT 27,000 first yes and TEU 1,900 first yes capacity for the United Kingdom UK Europe to Australia route. Initially operating from a set of offices in Bevis Marks, London, OCL later moved to custom built offices a few hundred yards away on a traffic ... Transport and Trading as The Ocean Steamship Company was by then known and British & Commonwealth ...   more details



  1. Overseas experience

    Overseas experience OE is a New Zealand term for an extended overseas working holiday. Sometimes referred to as The big OE in reference to the extended duration of the travel typically at least one year, and often extending far longer. It is believed to have been coined by New Zealand cartoonist and columnist Tom Scott cartoonist Tom Scott . ref name Lincoln cite web url http www.lincoln.ac.nz story images 1022 Story5OE s3493.pdf title Unpacking essence of the Kiwi Overseas Experience accessdate 2009 07 24 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080411094306 http www.lincoln.ac.nz story images 1022 Story5OE s3493.pdf archivedate April 11, 2008 ref Destinations A typical OE is mostly or entirely self funded, occurs within a few years of university graduation, and centres on London . As this implies, the typical OE traveller is in his or her early to mid 20s and middle class. ref cite web url http www.massey.ac.nz wwpubafs 2000 publications massey news november nov 7 stories bigOE.html title The big OE is it draining our talent Kerr Inkson, Professor of Management at the Alban Campus, explains new research. accessdate 2009 07 24 ref However variations on this are not unusual many travellers have no university education, and are thus able to have their OE in their late teens or early 20s following a few years in the workforce an increasingly popular alternative to London is to spend a year teaching English overseas, especially in Japan or South Korea and enough M ori people M ori take OEs for there to be a permanent M ori culture group Ngati Ranana in London. ref cite web url http www.ngatiranana.org.uk title www.ngatiranana.org.uk accessdate 2009 07 24 Deadlink date July 2009 ref The European OE usually includes travel within Europe and, recently, a pilgrimage to the Gallipoli ... 0824825423 accessdate 2009 07 24 language English ref In addition, British immigration law until the 1970s allowed Australians and New Zealanders to live and work in Britain as British citizens. The continuation ...   more details



  1. Overseas Indonesian

    Refimprove date March 2009 Infobox Ethnic group group Overseas Indonesians poptime 5,313,000 estimated region1 flag Malaysia pop1 est 2,500,000 region2 flag Saudi Arabia pop2 est 1,500,000 ref2 ref name Jakarta Post 2011 06 28 http www.thejakartapost.com news 2011 06 25 saudi arabia decision not emotional sby.html ref region3 flag Netherlands pop3 395,800 region4 flag Singapore pop4 est 200,000 region6 flag Taiwan pop6 161,000 ref2 ref name Jakarta Post 2011 04 30 http www.thejakartapost.com news 2011 04 30 indonesia taiwan sign agreement migrant protections.html ref region7 flag Hong Kong pop7 102,100 ref7 ref name Media Indonesia Online 2006 11 30 Media Indonesia Online 2006 11 30 ref region8 flag Suriname pop8 90,000 ref8 ref name joshuaproject.net http www.joshuaproject.net peopctry.php ref region9 flag Australia pop9 86.196 ref9 ref name ABSAncestry http www.abs.gov.au AUSSTATS abs .nsf webpages statistics?opendocument ref region10 flag United Arab Emirates pop10 75,000 ref10 ref http gulfnews.com news gulf uae general expatriates celebrate 64th indonesian independence day in abu dhabi 1.535785 Expatriates celebrate 64th Indonesian Independence Day in Abu Dhabi Gulf News ref region11 flag United States pop11 70,000 region12 flag Philippines pop12 43,871 region13 flag Japan pop13 30,567 ref13 ref Sakurai 2003 33 ref ref Sakurai 2003 41 ref region14 flag South Korea pop14 30,000 region15 flag Canada pop15 14,300 ref15 languages Indonesian language Indonesian , Javanese language Javanese , Minangkabau language Minangkabau , Buginese language Buginese , Languages of Indonesia ... Catholic Church Catholic Protestantism related Native Indonesians , Chinese Indonesians An Overseas ... Australian Before Dutch and British sailors arrived at Australia, Indonesian s from Southern Sulawesi ... . ref English Not On Menu For Wednesday s Press Briefing ref United Kingdom Main Indonesian British ... Cocos Malays Overseas Acehnese Overseas Minangkabau References reflist Overseas asia Indonesian ...   more details



  1. Overseas Malays

    multiple issues disputed March 2008 POV March 2008 Overseas Malays refer to individuals with Malays ethnic group ethnic Malay or Malay race ancestry living outside Malaysia, Indonesia, South Thailand and neighbouring Malay home areas. Statistics Asia Yunnan of China Migration northwards from South East Asia populated southern China before populating the whole of East Asia ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi 8406506.stm ref Cambodia Malays 15,000 Myanmar Burma Malays 26,000 Philippines Malays 2,000,000 Sri Lanka Malays in Sri Lanka also known as Ja minissu 50,000 Japan Malays 12,000 Africa South Africa There are 253,000 Cape Malays living in South Africa. Oceania Australia Australia s ethnic Malay population number around 10,000 people. New Zealand Malays 2,200 North America Canada Malays 2,600 http canadamalay.com Canada Malay Association United States There are 9,000 Malays living in the United States. Europe United Kingdom The Malay population in the United Kingdom is 49,000. See also Overseas Indonesian Overseas Minangkabau Malays ethnic group Cape Malays Cocos Malays Malays in Singapore http canadamalay.com Canada Malays References reflist External links http www.myrangtalu.com Malaysia Minang Talu Community Overseas Malays Overseas Asians Categories Category Muslim communities ...   more details



  1. Live Overseas

    Infobox Album Name Live Overseas Type live Artist Adrian Belew Cover Released June 5, 2009 Recorded Genre Length Label Adrian Belew Producer Adrian Belew Last album This album Live Overseas br 2009 Next album Live Overseas is a live album by Adrian Belew recorded after the release of Side One , Side Two and Side Three . Track listing Writing on the Wall Dinosaur Ampersand 4 22 Young Lions Beat Box Guitar A Little Madness Drive Neurotica Of Bow and Drum 4 48 Frame by Frame 3 06 Three of a Perfect Pair 3 49 Thela Hun Ginjeet 6 19 All tracks written by Adrian Belew Personnel Adrian Belew Guitar, Vocals Julie Slick bass Eric Slick drums References Reflist Category Adrian Belew albums Category 2009 live albums ...   more details




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