Paragraph 21

An application under paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Act shall contain information showing—

(a)

that the applicant is and always has been stateless;

(b)

if he was not born at a place which is at the date of the application within the United Kingdom and British overseas territories—

(i)

that the applicant’s mother was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies at the time of his birth; or

(ii)

that he possesses the requisite qualifications in respect of parentage or residence and parentage;

(c)

that the applicant seeks British citizenship or British Overseas citizenship and that that citizenship is available to the applicant in accordance with paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 2 to the Act.