Guernsey passport
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The Guernsey passport is a British passport
issued by the Passport Office of the Customs and Immmigration Department in St Peter Port
to British citizens.
Although British citizens who only have a connection to Guernsey /are/ European Union citizens. (An EU citizen is defined by the Treaty of Maastricht as a person holding the nationality of a Member State), they do not have EU Freedom of Movement Rights).
However, if an applicant for a passport at Guernsey is regarded as "having a close connection to the United Kingdom" (i.e. they have lived in the UK for five years, were born in the UK, or have parents or grandparents born in the UK), their passports will not include such an endorsement and they will be fully eligible to benefit from European Union Freedom of Movement rights.
British passport
British passports may be issued to people holding any of the various forms of British nationality, and are used as evidence of the bearer's nationality and immigration status within the United Kingdom or the issuing state/territory.-Issuing:...
issued by the Passport Office of the Customs and Immmigration Department in St Peter Port
St Peter Port
Saint Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2001 was 16,488. In Guernésiais and in French, historically the official language of Guernsey, the name of the town and its surrounding parish is St Pierre Port. The "port" distinguishes this parish from...
to British citizens.
Eligibility
The Guernsey Customs and Immigration Department issues British passports to British citizens who are in Guernsey at the time of application and will be there when the passport is issued. Application forms are available from the Passport Office at White Rock, the States Office in Alderney, or the Greffe in Sark.Endorsements
British passports issued by the Guernsey Government to people who are regarded as 'Channel Islanders or Manxmen' under Protocol 3 of the Treaty of Rome will have an endorsement included to the following effect:Although British citizens who only have a connection to Guernsey /are/ European Union citizens. (An EU citizen is defined by the Treaty of Maastricht as a person holding the nationality of a Member State), they do not have EU Freedom of Movement Rights).
However, if an applicant for a passport at Guernsey is regarded as "having a close connection to the United Kingdom" (i.e. they have lived in the UK for five years, were born in the UK, or have parents or grandparents born in the UK), their passports will not include such an endorsement and they will be fully eligible to benefit from European Union Freedom of Movement rights.