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British Indian Ocean Territory: British Nationality

Commons · Question 31253 · Tabled 12 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Peter Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the Chagossian population residing in (a) the UK, (b) Mauritius, (c) the Seychelles and (d) all other countries; and how many Chagossians not residing in the UK have appl

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 3 Mar 2025

The information requested is not held by the Home Office.However, the overall number of applications for British citizenship including those made through the British Indian Ocean Territory route is available on:Immigration system statistics data tables - ...