Editing Passport (section)

====United Kingdom====
The United Kingdom issues several similar but distinct passports which correspond to the country's several categories of nationality. Full [[British citizen]]s are issued a standard [[British passport]]. British citizens resident in the [[Crown Dependencies]] may hold variants of the British passport which confirm their [[Manx passport|Isle of Man]], [[Jersey passport|Jersey]], or [[Guernsey passport|Guernsey]] identity. Many of the other categories of nationality do not grant bearers right of abode in the United Kingdom itself. 

[[British National (Overseas)]] passports are issued to individuals connected to Hong Kong prior to its return to China. [[British Overseas Citizen]] passports are primarily issued to individuals who did not acquire the citizenship of the colony they were connected to when it obtained independence (or their stateless descendants). British Overseas Citizen passports are also issued to certain categories of Malaysian nationals in Penang and Malacca, and individuals connected to Cyprus as a result of the legislation granting independence to those former British colonies. [[British Protected Person]] passports are issued to otherwise stateless people connected to a former British [[protectorate]]. [[British subject]] passports are issued to otherwise stateless individuals connected to [[British India]] or to certain categories of Irish citizens (though, in the latter case, they do convey right of abode). 

Additionally, individuals connected to a [[British overseas territory]] are accorded [[British Overseas Territories citizen]]ship and may hold passports issued by the governments of their respective territory. All overseas territory citizens are also now eligible for full British citizenship. Each territory maintains [[Belonger status|its own criteria]] for determining whom it grants right of abode. Consequently, individuals holding BOTC passports are not necessarily entitled to enter or reside in the territory that issued their passport. Most countries distinguish between BOTC and other classes of British nationality for border control purposes. For instance, only Bermudian passport holders with an endorsement stating that they possess right of abode or belonger status in Bermuda are entitled to enter America without an electronic travel authorisation.<ref>"[https://bm.usconsulate.gov/visas/visa-exemptions-bermudians/ Visa Exemptions for Bermudians] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201081541/https://bm.usconsulate.gov/visas/visa-exemptions-bermudians/ |date=2016-12-01 }}". ''U.S. Consulate General in Bermuda''. Retrieved 31 October 2021.</ref>

Border control policies in many jurisdictions distinguish between holders of passports with and without right of abode, including NWOHRs and holders of the various British passports that do not confer right of abode upon the bearer. Certain jurisdictions may additionally distinguish between holders of such British passports with and without [[indefinite leave to remain]] in the United Kingdom. NWOHRs do not, for instance, have access to the [[Visa Waiver Program]], or to visa free access to the Schengen Area or Japan. Other countries, such as India which allows all Chinese nationals to apply for [[Visa policy of India|eVisas]], do not make such a distinction. Notably, while Singapore does permit visa free entry to all categories of British passport holders, it reduces length of stay for British nationals without right of abode in the United Kingdom, but does not distinguish between ROC passport holders with and without household registration.

Until 31 January 2021, holders of British National (Overseas) passports were able to use their UK passports for immigration clearance in Hong Kong<ref name="HKSARRecognition" /> and to seek consular protection from [[List of diplomatic missions of China|overseas Chinese diplomatic missions]]. This was a unique arrangement as it involved a passport issued by one state conferring right of abode (or, more precisely [[Right of abode in Hong Kong|right to land]]) in and consular protection from another state. Since that date, the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have prohibited the use of BN(O) passports as travel documents or proof of identity and it; much like British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, or ROC NWOHR passports; is not associated with right of abode in any territory. BN(O)s who do not possess Chinese (or any other) nationality are required to use a [[Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes|Document of Identity for Visa Purposes]] for travel.<ref name="HKSARRecognition">{{cite press release |title=HKSAR Government follows up on China's countermeasures against British Government's handling of issues related to British National (Overseas) passport |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202101/29/P2021012900763.htm |publisher=[[Government of Hong Kong]] |date=29 January 2021 |access-date=8 February 2021 |archive-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209025551/https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202101/29/P2021012900763.htm}}</ref> This restriction disproportionally affects ease of travel for [[South Asians in Hong Kong|permanent residents of Indian, Pakistani, and Nepali ethnicity]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tsang |first1=Emily |last2=Paul |first2=Ethan |date=2 February 2021 |title=Hong Kong BN(O): official rejection of passports leaves many members of ethnic minority communities stranded at home |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3120127/hong-kong-bno-official-rejection-passports-leaves-many |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |access-date=8 February 2021 |archive-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209025551/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3120127/hong-kong-bno-official-rejection-passports-leaves-many}}</ref> who were not granted Chinese nationality in 1997. As an additional consequence, Hongkongers seeking early pre-retirement withdrawals from the [[Mandatory Provident Fund]] pension scheme may not use BN(O) passports for identity verification.<ref>{{cite press release |title=MPFA statement |date=10 March 2021 |url=https://www.mpfa.org.hk/en/info-center/press-releases/202103002 |publisher=[[Mandatory Provident Fund]] |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310123401/https://www.mpfa.org.hk/en/info-center/press-releases/202103002}}</ref>