between 1949 and 1982, birth in the uk or a crown colony was sufficient in itself to confer the status of citizen of united kingdom and colonies (cukc), irrespective of the parents' status, although only cukcs with a connection to the uk (i.e. birth in the uk or has a uk-born parent or grandparent) had right of abode in the uk after 1971 and would eventually become british citizens in 1983. cukcs without a connection to the uk became either british overseas territories citizens or british overseas citizens in 1983, depending on whether they had a connection to another bot.