Jersey passport
Encyclopedia
The Jersey passport is a British passport
issued by the Passport Office of the Jersey Government in St Helier to British citizens connected to the Crown Dependency
of Jersey
.
, United Kingdom
or the Isle of Man
who have a connection to Jersey (e.g. is currently in Jersey, was born in Jersey, or is a child born outside Jersey to parents born in Jersey).
This is because British citizens who have only a connection to Jersey are not considered to be European Union citizens.
However, if British citizens connected to Jersey also have a connection to the United Kingdom (e.g. they have lived in the UK for five years, or 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 Jersey Government in St Helier to British citizens connected to the Crown Dependency
Crown dependency
The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....
of Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
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Eligibility
The Passport Office of the Jersey Governmnent only issues British passports to British citizens living in the Channel IslandsChannel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
or the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
who have a connection to Jersey (e.g. is currently in Jersey, was born in Jersey, or is a child born outside Jersey to parents born in Jersey).
Endorsements
British passports issued by the Jersey Government will have an endorsement included to the following effect:This is because British citizens who have only a connection to Jersey are not considered to be European Union citizens.
However, if British citizens connected to Jersey also have a connection to the United Kingdom (e.g. they have lived in the UK for five years, or 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.